Planetary systems in the Milky Way galaxy tend to follow a particular pattern: rocky planets toward the center, closest to ...

The six-planet parade will feature Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter. Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter will be visible, weather permitting, to the naked eye, while you'll need ...

After accounting for Earth’s rotation, gravity is slightly weaker beneath Antarctica than anywhere else on the planet. That ...

Celestron FirstScope 76: Very affordable and ideal for kids or as a quick backyard scope. Despite the small size, you can easily catch the craters of the moon and even glimpse Jupiter’s moons.

Astronomers may finally understand why planets orbiting two suns, the real-world equivalents of the "Star Wars" planet Tatooine, are so scarce in our galaxy — and it has to do with general relativity.

The last day of February will feature an alignment of six planets across the night sky alongside the moon: Mercury, Venus, ...

Get ready for a stunning celestial event! On February 28, 2026, six planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and ...

Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear together shortly after sunset on Feb. 28 — but is this the "planet parade" we've been waiting for? When you purchase through links on ...

Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around single stars, but few around binary stars—even though both types of stars are equally common. Physicists can now explain the dearth. Of the more ...

A step-by-step explanation for why planets that orbit a double star eventually enter an unstable orbit and disappear from the system. Of the more than 4,500 stars known to have planets, one puzzling ...

Elon Musk is eyeing sometime in June for SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO, according to the Financial Times. The billionaire reportedly wants the offering to coincide with both his birthday (June 28th) and ...

With Musk appearing to confirm a SpaceX IPO and the company reportedly lining up bankers for the offering, the highly anticipated public listing of the Musk-led space company is likely coming sooner ...