While the grand spectacle takes place next month, six of the seven planets will appear in the sky at once in a large ...

Universe Today reported before about a NIAC-funded project known as the Lofted Environment and Atmospheric Venues Sensors ...

Even though the Quadrantid meteor shower's peak has come and gone, stargazers are still in for a treat this month.

"BepiColombo's main mission phase may only start two years from now, but all six of its flybys of Mercury have given us invaluable new information about the little-explored planet." ...

A spacecraft built in the UK has captured new images of Mercury as it made its sixth and final flyby ahead of entering the ...

Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even ...

One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be ...

As Mars approaches opposition this month, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

An alignment means multiple planets are all visible in the sky from Earth. Three to eight planets constitutes an alignment.

Skies over South Carolina kick off 2025 with a planet parade, ancient comet and the muse of "Beyond Antares," a 23rd-century love song from "Star Trek" fame.

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...