The Helix Nebula is one of the most well-known and commonly photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the “ Eye of ...
Realising that our solar system isn’t like most others out there has helped astronomers rewrite the story of how it formed ...
When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...
Since this past September, Saturn’s been the best planet to enjoy through even a small telescope, even though its ring system ...
Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane. But what's below this plane, and is anythign below the ...
Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on ...
Why Can't We Find Planet 9? Deep in the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond Neptune and Pluto, something massive is ...
A rare triple conjunction of Venus, Mars and Mercury is happening on the opposite side of the solar system to where Earth is, ...
Scientists found new evidence (or lack thereof) disproving the conspiracy theory that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is alien technology.
Among other things, the James Webb Space Telescope is designed to get us closer to finding habitable worlds around faraway ...
NASA has confirmed that there are over 6,000 exoplanets floating out there in the galaxy, with another 8,000 exoplanets that ...