Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

Mars's moon Phobos is so strange that no one knows how it formed. But a forthcoming mission could solve this mystery - and a host of other puzzles connected to the solar system's deep past ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

This provides another piece of the puzzle to understand how planets and ... reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The ... Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists ...

Uranus has the craziest tilt in your Solar System. Its tilt is about ninety-eight degrees. That means its north pole is ...

The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body ...

Even though humans have pondered the moon since the first of us looked skyward, there is still much we don't know about it.

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...

NASA has shared details of what to look out for in the night sky this month, with the moon appearing alongside a parade of planets.

We've got you covered with our guide to the best telescopes for seeing planets. Now's a great time to invest in such a scope, too. Mars and Jupiter appear close to the moon this February 7 and 9 ...