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May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope has captured amazing new imagery of Uranus along with its rings and moons. The footage shows the moons Titania, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel and Puck.

Scientists used to think that they occurred mostly around the Jovian poles. That’s because of the winds spurred by the planet’s rapid rotation rate. So, for a hot spot to occur after a solar ...

was recognised by the Guinness World Records as the largest wooden architectural structure on the planet. From the top of the ring, the skyscrapers of Osaka can be seen on the horizon while a ...

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.

Scientists have discovered four new Earth-like rocky planets orbiting Barnard's Star, just six light-years away. Using advanced technology, these are the smallest exoplanets detected via the ...

Larger telescopes can, therefore, reveal features like cloud bands and planetary rings more clearly. Planets appear as small, star-like dots to the naked eye, but their colors vary depending on ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...