Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Discover the real reason behind Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet and the science that led to this change.

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

As a parent, have you ever been puzzled as to why our children seem to be having a harder time despite them having an “easier ...

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

Look about an hour before sunrise on Feb. 1 and find Venus, bright but very low, in the southeast, with much dimmer Mercury to its lower left. Far to Venus’s upper right shines Saturn, and ...

If you have kids in school, or even if you don’t, you’ve probably realized that there’s a lot about the day-to-day of school ...

A charming Arizona town in the west was designated as the world's first International Dark Sky City, meaning it offers beautiful views of the Milky Way.

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...

According to a recent YouGov poll, 35% of Americans think Pluto is not a planet. But they are all wrong—kind of. To get to ...

Mercury tweets at breakneck speed, Venus flaunts on Instagram, Earth overshares on Facebook, and Pluto campaigns for planetary status on Change.org. Each planet portrays its identity vividly ...

Venus in Aries sextile Pluto in Aquarius is sexy and intense and could ignite a change that’s as thrilling as it is ...

Going forward, City of Fargo planning department staff say there is a need for a designated arts position to help the city ...