Planetary rings explained: composition, formation theories, and a comparison of Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune’s rings.

Astronomers have observed a white dwarf – a highly compact Earth-sized stellar ember – that is creating a colorful shockwave ...

When matter collides with antimatter, both vanish in a powerful energy burst. Scientists explain who truly wins this cosmic ...

Thanks to Dwarf, Impulse Gamer were given an exclusive opportunity to test out the world’s smallest smart telescope, the Dwarf Mini. Weighing just 840 grams ...

Today is Monday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2026 with 360 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn ...

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would mention asteroids. That's easy to understand. The typical asteroid lacks the jaw ...

The galaxy’s most common stars may be missing a key ingredient for life: Long-lived moons. The discovery could reshape how scientists search for truly Earth-like worlds elsewhere in the universe. The ...

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Astronomers studying extreme planetary systems have identified worlds so massive that they rival the smallest stars in size. These giant planets blur the line between planetary and stellar ...

DENVER — A traveling exhibition of giant animal structures made from more than 1.5 million Lego bricks is on view at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, offering hands-on activities and ...

Pluto pulled Adeene Denton into its orbit during her undergraduate internship at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston. It was summer 2015, when the New Horizons spacecraft zoomed past the ...

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided several years ago that they needed to come up with a definition for a planet (for use with the objects in our Solar System). The IAU has various ...