Smaller gas giants are less likely to survive in such systems, surrounded by clashing planetary titans. With their lower ...

A groundbreaking study combining the efforts of amateur and professional astronomers has redefined our understanding of ...

As Mars approaches opposition this month, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Instead of being formed of ammonia ice -- ...

Behold, the giants! The Hubble Space Telescope has completed a decade of observing Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Recent photographs from an amateur astrophotographer have shed light on an intriguing phenomenon on Jupiter: two gigantic ...

The Quadrantids’ radiant lies in the now-defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis, a region of the sky occupied by Boötes. It’s ...