Turn your telescope on the moon at sunset on Oct. 28 to see a colossal "X" and "V" form on the lunar surface as sunlight ...

A mysterious "rogue" planet has been observed gobbling six billion tons of gas and dust a second—an unprecedented rate that blurs the line between planets and stars, astronomers said Thursday. Unlike ...

The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have dubbed ...

When we think of all things desirable—love, romance, money, attraction, allure, luxury, possessions, and magnetism—we likely enter the territory of Venus. In astrology, this planet represents ...

Space can be a dangerous place, with massive rocks hurling through the solar system at fast speeds, some of which may be headed in our direction. NASA and other agencies keep a close watch on the ...

The takeaway: Little is understood about the geology of Venus, and recent findings suggest that the planet's subsurface processes may not follow the same patterns observed elsewhere. Future missions ...

The CEO is interested in bringing back rock samples collected by the agency's Perseverance rover from the red planet after some of the samples collected by the rover contained mineral textures that ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – or, in this case, other celestial bodies – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. The trio of ...