"It's been such a puzzle that there was liquid water on Mars, because Mars is further from the sun, and also, the sun was ...

January's new moon means less lunar glare, so make the most of the darker skies with our expertly researched guide to the best telescopes for seeing planets. January 29's new moon, when the moon ...

The planet parade occurs when the planets' positions in their elliptical orbit around the sun line make them seem like they are close in the sky. As per Conafay, "It’s happening because of the ...

You won't have to wait long for all six planets to be in the sky. They'll be there as soon as the sun sets. Once it's dark, you'll only have a couple of hours to view them before Venus ...

ANDES stands for ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph. AndES is a high-resolution instrument that can search for signs of life on Earth-like planets. The detection of biosignatures from ...

These two planets are visible in the southwest sky.Mars is currently at opposition from the Sun. That means the Sun and the "Red Planet" are directly opposite from each other with Earth in the middle.

According to the most widely held astronomical model (the nebular hypothesis ... which slowly accretes to form systems of planets. For the past decade, astronomers have relied on the Atacama ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose ... of water and life Using computer models of the four outer planets, the team carried out 50,000 ...

Harvard scientists explain how Mars had warm spells billions of years ago, allowing rivers and lakes to exist.

The alignment of seven planets in the night sky has captivated observers for centuries, inspiring awe and curiosity. This ...

A RARE Jaguar is set to sell for a whopping £1million at auction – but only select bidders will be allowed in. The XJR-15 is ...