Planets

The Moon hides Mercury on February 18, 2026, during a spectacular lunar occultation visible from the southeastern United States, Mexico,...

Stripping Mars of its water describes the primary mechanism behind the Red Planet's transition into a desert. New research reveals...

How big can a planet be is a question being redefined after NASA's JWST detected sulfur in the HR 8799...

Can we make Mars green represents shift from science fiction toward serious scientific research program.  Dr. Erika DeBenedictis at Pioneer...

Why are Tatooine planets rare? According to new research, Einstein's general theory of relativity explains the lack of circumbinary exoplanets...

Rural areas have darker skies ideal for astronomy education yet lack STEM resources. Smithsonian STARS program delivers free telescopes nationwide...

Sinking ice on Jupiter's moon Europa provides mechanism delivering life-supporting chemicals to subsurface ocean. Washington State University research reveals salt-rich...

What is below earth depends entirely on observer location and reference frame selected. Locally, gravity defines down as Earth's center...

Far side of the moon analysis reveals massive ancient impact shaped lunar geology 4.25 billion years ago. Chang'e-6 mission returned...

Jupiter has more oxygen than the sun according to new simulations revealing the gas giant contains 1.5 times more oxygen....