In February 2025, a stunning planetary alignment–also known as the planet parade–allowed observers to see seven planets in ...

The moon will rise with Venus and the ice giant Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on Thursday, May 22.

Between May 20 and 24, the moon, Saturn and Venus will meet in a mini 'planetary parade,' becoming visible in the northern ...

The last astronomy event of May will appear in the sky at the end of the week, plus onlookers will have the chance to spot a ...

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Did you know that Mars has an atmosphere? It's very thin and not breathable for humans, but it does have wind and can carry dust around the planet. This image, captured by ESA's Mars Express, shows ...

A small planetary alignment is on the horizon It will take place near the end of May A crescent moon will be wedged between Venus to the south and Saturn to the north Astronomy fans got to see a ...

Over the past several weeks, hundreds of meeting abstracts have quietly vanished from the websites of research conferences organized by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston ...

Venus will partner up with the giant planets Saturn and Neptune to form a line up in the pre-dawn sky on May 8, with fleet-footed Mercury remaining nearby close to With Mercury sticking low to the ...

One of its lesser-known observations concerns free-floating planets (FFP). FFPs have no gravitational tether to any star and are difficult to detect because they emit so little light. When the ...

A few Mars missions, including the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Mars Odyssey orbiter, have used aerobraking to reach their target orbits around the red planet. For interplanetary missions ...