An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...

The newcomer replacing Pluto presently goes by “Planet Nine.” If and when it finally shows up, it will get the honor of a ...

“Because Pluto is rotating rapidly prior to the collision, and because Charon lies mostly outside of their corotation zone, ...

Researchers have created a high-power tunable laser on silicon photonics, achieving nearly 2 watts using an LMA amplifier.

There are eight official planets (sorry, Pluto) in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

Astronomers have discovered 85 possible exoplanets outside the Solar System which could potentially sustain life after ...

New models reveal Pluto and Charon may have spent some of their early history locked together in an embrace after a grazing ...

The hunt for exoplanets began in earnest in the 1990s when the first confirmed discovery was made. Since then, astronomers ...

The universe is vast and full of mysteries, and recent advancements in astronomy are helping us uncover secrets about deep ...

On Mercury, craters are named after “artists, musicians, painters and authors who have made outstanding or fundamental ...