but the sight of four or five brilliant planets at once is less common, according to NASA. On Feb. 28, seven planets – Saturn ...

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...

The enchanting dunescape stretches over 43 miles (70 km) along the coast and over 30 miles (50 km) inland. Lençois translates ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine ...

Six plants will visibly align on Jan. 31, and seven will do the same on February 28, according to Star Walk, an educational app that tracks celestial objects in real time. Planet parades usually ...

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...

The moon has “many engagements” with the planets in February, NASA said in its monthly update on what to look out for in the night sky. Throughout February, so long as clear nights prevail ...

taking a few scheduled breaks along the way to carry out science observations as part of its ongoing search for signs of ancient microbial life on the distant planet. NASA is currently considering ...

This real-time analysis of rock composition uses software called PIXL (Planetary Instrument For X-Ray Lithochemistry) developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Investigating the chemical ...

Anomalous orbits of Kuiper Belt objects, studied since 2016 by Caltech’s Michael Brown, point to the gravitational pull of an unseen planetary body. Locating Planet X involves monitoring vast ...