The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.

offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The ...

A total lunar eclipse hasn't happened in years, and won't happen again for a few more, so now's the time to take in the ...

Solar eclipses occur when the moon gets between Earth and the sun. This causes the moon to cast a shadow onto Earth. A solar ...

Planet ‘parades’ are not uncommon. While occasionally spotting 4-5 planets is not unusual, sighting the alignment of all 7 ...

In February 2025, all seven of our planetary neighbors will be visible from Earth. So what does such a planetary alignment ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace for NASA, launched to space on Jan. 15, and ...

But surprisingly, the object’s orbit around the sun is similar to Earth’s, suggesting that 2024 PT5 originated from our corner of the solar system ... with the Earth-Moon system, and then ...

Before arriving at the moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon over several months ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System ... Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 ...

The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a ...