A team of astronomers have discovered a rather curious exoplanetary system that has two gas giant planets that are messing up each other’s orbit! On of them is 3.8 times the mass of Jupiter and ...

The Planet Nine theory was based on several trans-Neptunian objects, those that are beyond the eighth planet, with highly “tilted” orbits compared to the ecliptic plane. This seemed odd and ...

"We were definitely surprised by the 'kiss' part of kiss-and-capture. There hasn't really been a kind of impact before where the two bodies only temporarily merge before re-separating!" New ...

Full Moons 2025 includes 12 events, 3 supermoons, and 2 eclipses Total lunar eclipses will occur in March and September 2025 Supermoons to brighten skies in October, November, and December 2025 ...

For example, he has rarely criticized NASA or its overall goal to return humans to the moon through the Artemis program. Rather, Musk, who has long preferred Mars as a destination for humans ...

In the UK's Whitley Bay, a shining waxing crescent Moon glows with Venus to the right Stargazers around the globe were treated to a stunning celestial scene on Friday as Venus appeared shining ...

Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were ...

Get your binoculars out! On Saturday (Jan. 4), skywatchers in the U.K. and most of Western and Central Europe will be able to see Saturn vanish behind the crescent moon — an event known as a ...

A supermoon occurs when the Moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time the Moon is full. Experience the Moon illusion, a captivating phenomenon where the Moon looms larger near the ...

Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, is when the full Wolf Moon howls its brightest. The moon's phases in January are: According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the Louisville area will happen by ...