Researchers studied the materials that have made the 2,000-year-old Temple of Venus so durable, revealing Roman builders' ...

The night sky will show a rare alignment of planets in the night sky, with Venus and Mercury visible the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 25.

An international team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the tectonic evolution of terrestrial planets.

What if Venus and Mars suddenly swapped orbits? Explore the dramatic effects on climate, gravity, and life if our neighboring ...

In the early hours ofNovember 25, 2025, stargazers will have the rare opportunity to witness two of our solar system’s ...

Tossing a bad guy into the Sun sounds simple enough, but orbital mechanics make it a far trickier task than you'd expect.

Discover why Venus is called the Morning Star and Evening Star. Learn how its orbit, brightness, and visibility during dawn and dusk earned it these timeless celestial titles. Perfect for students, ...

Characteristics: Quasi-moons can range in size from 30 feet to 1,000 feet. They experience gravitational tugs from Earth, allowing them to slide in and out of shared orbits. Discovery: Astronomers ...

Jupiter’s early growth carved rings in the solar system, delayed meteorite formation, and kept planets like Earth in stable ...

Io, moon of Jespiter Jupiter, is famously volcanically active. It has more than 400 active volcanoes, over an area the size of Asia. Some of the volcanic mountains are taller than Mount Everest.

Our solar system has eight planets, four of which move in slightly different elliptical orbits which are tilted compared to the inner four planets. Could a rogue intruder have stirred things up, ...

The quiet fear of losing your home is usually a human story, but in the sky, entire worlds may face something similar. As stars age and swell, the space around them shifts in ways that can destroy ...