Californians can glimpse up to 15 meteors each hour under cloudless skies while the Lyrid meteor shower is underway. The ...

Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an ...

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We often focus on space observatories that peer beyond Earth. But the vast majority of satellites stare right back at us.

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t ...

Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...

YR4 asteroid has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, but a slim chance of hitting the moon, new research says.

April marks the last time to see Jupiter at its best before its observing window closes. On Tuesday evening (April 1), ...

Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.

By Isabella Kwai The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa.