Observations of Jupiter show that ammonia is unevenly distributed in the upper atmosphere, against expectations of uniform mixing. Scientists found evidence for a complicated but apparently real ...

Let’s talk space rocks, folks. The placement and movement of planets and constellations in the birth chart offer insights ...

One such moment was when space craft sent back images of the Earth for the first time. Another is the discovery of life on ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds, Bill Nye, CEO of the Planetary Society sits down with host David Ariosto. The conversation starts with Bill’s journey but quickly pivots to the ...

Dragging the trash barrel to the curb, I look up at the night sky, and my current self is instantly tethered to all my past ...

A group of comets with unexplained movements presents a quandary D avide Farnocchia hunts down and tracks asteroids, and ...

I showed him Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Orion’s sword and belt and triangle hat. It felt like such essential, timeless teaching, an orientation countless parents have offered their offspring over ...

In 2012, it landed the one-ton Curiosity rover on Mars after ... And Jupiter’s magnetosphere is massive: It bulges up to two million miles toward the sun and extends like a windsock more than ...

Jupiter is the heavyweight champion of the planets, but Neptune is no slouch either. According to NASA, Neptune is about 17 t ...