The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was ...

offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The ... Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists recently led a team that found, for the first ...

Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from ...

"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system." ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Feb. 11, 2025, the moon is 13 days old, and approaching the Full Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 98% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time ...

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, ...

Water, one of the essential ingredients for life on Earth, did not appear on the planet until after the moon-forming event, a new study claims ...

Look up this week for February’s full snow moon and to catch the last glimpse of a visible parade of planets in the night sky before they fade from view.

February's full Snow Moon will have a royal companion as it rises alongside Regulus, a star nicknamed "Heart of the Lion", ...