Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.

The best events these next two weeks are Venus attaining its highest sunset or nightfall elevation, Mars coming its closest ...

Because the period of an object does not depend on its mass, comets’ orbital periods remain unchanged due to mass loss.

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible to the naked eye this month and for part of February. Uranus and Neptune can be ...

One of the big firsts in 2024 came from SpaceX as it finally managed to fly its Starship into space without blowing up.

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has snapped a striking shot of the super-bright comet racing past our planet for the first time in ...