A total lunar eclipse is the highlight of the month. For planetary action, Jupiter is well placed most of the night and there are many events involving its Galilean moons. Soon after sunset, ...
This rare “planet parade” features six planets—Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Jupiter—appearing clustered along the ecliptic, the Sun’s apparent path across the sky, creating a stunning ...
Saturn’s system is mainly shaped by Titan, its largest moon, which is moving outward rapidly due to tidal forces within Saturn. A new study led by SETI Institute scientist Matija Ćuk suggests that ...
According to NASA, the timing for the "planetary parade" indicates it will be visible in the evening of Feb. 28. Gohd says that the six planets will be visible in the evening sky from Earth, just ...
NASA has severe penalties for those who dare to deal in astromaterials.
A new NASA analysis concludes that it is "reasonable to hypothesize" that living things could have formed the odd organic molecules discovered on Mars.