On Saturday (Jan. 10), for example, we will see three satellites on one side of Jupiter (going outward from the planet: Ganymede, Io and Europa ), while the fourth ( Callisto) remains all by itself on ...

In the vast calm of the solar system, planetary orbits often appear orderly, stable, and insulated from the broader mechanics ...

Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

It was almost 100 years ago that Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto. That was the last planet found until 1992, when humans found another one. But this new planet wasn't in our solar system—it was ...

The theory, spearheaded by astronomer Michele Bannister and her investigative team at the University of Canterbury in New ...

It was a year that saw roughly six million Americans hold hands in a continuous (more or less) line across the country to ...

Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...

Brian Cox once toured as a keyboardist in major rock and pop bands. Now he’s a particle physicist on a new world tour with a ...

Experience the exceptional Van Cleef & Arpels Planétarium automaton, a masterpiece of watchmaking and unique narrative design ...

Experience the exceptional Van Cleef & Arpels Planétarium automaton, a masterpiece of watchmaking and unique narrative design ...

President Donald Trump is waging a holy war against “climate ideologies” while making it easier to “Drill, baby, drill.” ...