We’ve heard about terraforming the Moon and Mars as we attempt to colonize space, but what about Venus? Could we live here ...

In this animated discussion, Venus, Mars, and Mercury explore the unique characteristics of Earth, focusing on why it is the ...

On this day in 1962, NASA’s Mariner 2 spacecraft made history with a close flyby of Venus, marking a major milestone in the early years of space exploration. The mission became America’s first ...

Earth's climate has swung between ice ages and warmer periods for millions of years, driven by subtle changes in our planet's ...

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

Uranus and Neptune may not be the icy worlds we’ve long imagined. A new Swiss-led study uses innovative hybrid modeling to ...

A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the NCCR PlanetS is challenging our understanding of the solar system ...

The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter ...

A guide to the Capricorn moon sign in your birth chart, including what it reveals about your personality traits, love life, ...

Astronomers have followed 3I/ATLAS since its discovery on July 1. Hubble photographed it on July 21 from 277 million miles away, revealing a teardrop-shaped cloud of dust wrapped around its icy core.

Up to 150 Geminid meteors may brighten the night sky each hour as the shower hits its peak on Dec. 13-14, according to the ...