With all of the worrying things happening here, on earth, one way to take your mind off them is to look at the beauty of the cosmos. Luckily, NASA is still out there exploring outer space and ...

A planetary conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – sometimes more – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. Both Venus and Jupiter are making ...

For skywatchers, 2026 kicks off with a great chance to view Jupiter at its biggest and brightest, according to NASA’s latest ...

A planetary conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. Venus and Jupiter are making their close approaches to ...

Jupiter comes to opposition (is directly opposite the sun) on January 10 and is at its best for 2026 this month. The “King of ...

Meteor showers, eclipses, a planetary parade and 13 full moons will be visible in the night sky in 2026. Here’s when to see ...

Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month in what’s known as a planetary parade. Catch the spectacle while you can because it’s the last one of the year. These linkups happen when several ...

Illustration comparing the planets of the Solar System and the Sun on the same scale. The planets are shown to scale relative to each other but their distances are not. From left to right the bodies ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured infant planets colliding around Fomalhaut, one of the brightest stars in the night ...

Could the icy moons of our solar system hold life beyond our planet? Keith Cooper looks at how planetary scientists plan to ...

From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one of the highlights of the month? The impending meet-up of Jupiter and ...