Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it ...

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The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...

The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision ...

Even before the recently announced moons, Saturn had more than anyone could reasonably keep track of. Now, astronomers have ...

With a whopping total of 274 moons, researchers say Saturn’s tug of war with Jupiter for the title is settled once and for ...

"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...

Millions of years ago, our Solar System traveled through a densely populated galactic region and was exposed to increased interstellar dust.

A chemical found in the atmosphere around an exoplanet that leads researchers to believe the planet may harbor life is called ...

SPHEREx, NASA’s latest astrophysics observatory, has launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket alongside PUNCH, a mission studying solar wind. SPHEREx will create a 3D map of the universe, helping to uncover ...

Mercury retrograde is, more or less, an optical illusion. Yet it holds great weight in astrology. Here's how it might affect your sign.

Earth’s shadow will block most of the light that illuminates the lunar surface, creating what is known as a blood moon.