The six planets will be visible in the days immediately leading up to Jan. 21, and for about four weeks afterward. Mars, ...

Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars are all visible after sunset, but social media claims about it being a rare "planetary ...

Six planets grace the sky this month in what’s known as a planetary parade, and most can be seen with the naked eye. These planetary hangouts happen when several planets appear to line up in the night ...

European mission to Mercury just made its sixth flyby of the planet, revealing stunning close-ups of the permanently shadowed ...

The European Space Agency released stunning snapshots showing the permanently shadowed craters at the top of our solar system ...

NASA astronaut Don Petit's video of an aurora has gone viral on social media. He is currently in the ISS for approximately ...

In our solar system, Earth is one of only three worlds that sees temperatures above 32 degrees Fahrenheit, while other ...

Chile's President Gabriel Boric has become the first leader in the Americas to visit the South Pole, after arriving at a US base there. The president said his visit to the Amundsen-Scott South ...

Get your binoculars out! On Saturday (Jan. 4), skywatchers in the U.K. and most of Western and Central Europe will be able to see Saturn vanish behind the crescent moon — an event known as a ...

The phenomenon will be at its peak on January 17 and 18, offering an exceptional view of Mars, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter aligning, just after sunset. During these dates, Venus and Saturn will ...

Update: This story has been updated to reflect a move in the launch date. Currently listed as launching no earlier than 1 a.m. Friday per the Space Coast Office of Tourism, Blue Origin's brand new ...