Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

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On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

NASA has worked on its own first contact protocols, conducting a 2024 workshop event about how best to communicate the ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has been busy gathering bits of Mars — rock cores the size of chalk sticks, clusters of broken fragments no bigger than pencil erasers, and even grains of dust fine enough to ...

Dr. Jane Huang's research on planet formation in harsh environments, particularly within the Sigma Orionis cluster, offers ...

These popular astronomy questions, answered by Astronomy magazine, will help you better understand our universe - and share ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...