The first full moon of 2026 and of winter in the Northern Hemisphere will shine brightly this week, just as Earth makes its ...

Here's how the astronomical phenomenon influences our planet—from the length of our seasons to the way Earth moves through ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft made a close flyby of Jupiter moon lo. See an animation of the images the probe captured created by ...

NASA Juno spacecraft data has been used to create an animation of "Steeple Mountain" and a lava lake known as Loki Patera on ...

Researchers are exploring whether the spider-like feature in Europa’s Manannán crater was formed in a similar manner to Earth’s lake stars.

Astronomers have discovered a carbon-rich exoplanet with a bizarre atmosphere and shape, orbiting a neutron star under extreme conditions that challenge current models of planetary formation. Scientis ...

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The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on December 19, and will be visible with binoculars or a small telescope, posing no threat to Earth.

Left: Artistic conception of the longheld astronomical assumption of brown dwarfs resembling Jupiter in appearance, displaying prominent multiple zonal bands and stable vortices similar to the Great ...

The U.S. government shut down the same day Juno's last mission extension expired. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's spinning ...

Jupiter is not quite as large as astronomers thought, according to the first measurements of its radius taken in more than 40 years. Jupiter is a gas giant and doesn’t have a solid outer surface like ...

Astronomers studying an oddball brown dwarf called “The Accident” have finally spotted silane, a long-predicted silicon molecule missing from Jupiter and Saturn’s skies. Its ancient, oxygen-poor ...