New research explores if the moon was captured by Earth or formed by a collision. Scientists weigh theories, analyzing lunar ...

November's Beaver Moon will appear in the sky next to the gorgeous Pleiades star cluster, also known as the "Seven Sisters." ...

A recently shared image of a distant galaxy surrounded by three concentric rings challenges our understanding of galactic ...

By sheer chance we may have visited the seventh planet when things weren’t normal and have misunderstood it ever since.

Fred Schaaf promises plenty of opportunities for spectacular views of the moon, planets and stars these next two weeks.

Grab a telescope to view its famous rings and Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, a world swathed in orange clouds floating in a ...

Much of the knowledge about Uranus was gleaned when NASA's robotic spacecraft Voyager 2 conducted a five-day flyby in 1986 ...

Discoveries about Uranus, the solar system's enigmatic planet, challenge previous assumptions, highlighting the need for ...

Model simulations offer insights into the fundamental properties of the solar magnetic field. New studies suggest that the Sun, like Earth, has polar vortices influenced by its magnetic environment. U ...

Like the Earth, the sun likely has swirling polar vortices, according to new research led by the U.S. National Science ...

This evening, astronomy enthusiasts have an exciting opportunity to witness a beautiful phenomenon in the sky as the moon and ...

People thinks over Saturn’s awe-inspiring system of rings that enclose the gas giant to be the most fascinating and iconic ...