The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...

Planets don't get much more iconic than Saturn. But if you managed to see it through a backyard telescope right now, you wouldn't see its rings.

What's on and in a star? What happens in an active galactic nucleus? Answering those questions is the goal of a proposed ...

Your weekly horoscope encourages a journey inward this week. As Mercury and Venus both move retrograde through the watery ...

Astronomers have examined infant planets orbiting a star 370 light-years away, seeing the exomoon forming disks of gas and ...

The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.

Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...

Experts analyzed satellite imagery of planetary surface cracks and compared them with Earth's geologic features, searching ...

Getting from Earth to space isn’t just about speed—it’s about planning the right trajectory. The Moon, our closest neighbor, ...

Saturn has cemented its status as the planet with the most moons, leaving Jupiter trailing behind. Astronomers have confirmed ...