In 2007, astronomers discovered the Cosmic Horseshoe, a gravitationally lensed system of galaxies about 5.5 billion ...

Seven planets grace the sky at the end of February in what’s known as a planetary parade, though some will be difficult to ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye. You'll need a high-powered viewing device like a ...

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could be visible, but not all can be seen by the naked eye.

The Hubble Space Telescope time-lapse captured footage of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Credit: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael H. Wong (UC Berkeley) / VISUALIZATION: Joseph ...

Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy material, the ingredients of planets," according to NASA's Goddard Space ...

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has discovered that the solar system traversed the Orion ...

So you’re thinking now is maybe the time to get solar panels installed on your roof to cut your electricity costs and help ...

The answer is no. Each planet orbits the sun at a slightly different inclination, ranging from .8° for Uranus to 7° for Mercury. Earth is a special case; its inclination is 0° because it defines the ...

New Frontiers has played a crucial role in U.S. efforts to explore the solar system and return valuable scientific ...