For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...

Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged geomagnetic storm in May 2024, including a never-before-seen structure that is ...

Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Discover the real reason behind Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet and the science that led to this change.

If you have kids in school, or even if you don’t, you’ve probably realized that there’s a lot about the day-to-day of school ...

Asteroids, comets and Kuiper belt are bodies smaller than planets that orbit the sun. Asteroids are composed of metals and rock, whereas comets also contain ice and dust. The Kuiper belt is a ...

I was Geology and Mineralogy (Geo) Science Team lead today, and my day started with a bang and a drum roll — delivered by a rare winter thunderstorm (rare here in England, at least). I did lose power ...

T Tauri star's brightness fades due to a thick gas and dust disk Astronomers predict T Tauri could disappear from the sky Amateur astronomers urged to monitor T Tauri's dimming event ...

For a few brief evenings around February 28, every planet in our solar system will be visible at once, with Mercury making a cameo in the planetary parade which is running all this month and next.

Beautiful photos of the six planets aligned in the night sky have emerged online. Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn are all currently lined up in a row and will be visible in the night ...

"These multi-planet viewing opportunities aren't super rare, but they don't happen every year, so it's worth checking it out," NASA added. A sky chart shows the planetary lineup visible after dark ...

A rare six-planet alignment is set to grace our night sky on January 21, 2025. Let's unveil what it means for each zodiac sign. A rare six-planet alignment is set to grace our night sky on January ...