Venus rotates in the opposite direction to most planets in the Solar System, and it does so incredibly slowly. One full ...

On this list, you'll find some weird incidents on Earth, a bit of Russian space drama and, of course, that little ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

The beginning of January is when many people traditionally resolve to start a new, though sometimes challenging, habit and ...

The actual phrase “New Year’s resolution” seems to have become common by the early nineteenth century. By the later ...

Jupiter currently shines as a brilliant silvery "star" in the constellation Gemini the Twins, low in the east-northeast sky ...

RUSSIA is planning to build an anti-gravity space station where astronauts can roam without floating. Energia, the principal ...

In August, Nasa announced plans to place a nuclear reactor on the Moon by the first quarter of the 2030 fiscal year.

Neptune’s supersonic winds and icy storms revealed a planet so extreme that it forever changed our picture of the solar system. The discovery of Neptune in 1846 was not just the triumph of mathematics ...

Saturn is on display in the early-evening sky this month along with Uranus and Neptune, both within reach of binoculars.

WASHINGTON — New analysis suggests that problems with NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter may be more serious than a simple communications glitch. NASA said Dec. 9 that it lost contact with the spacecraft three ...

The "morning star" is bright because of several factors, including having an atmosphere filled with sulfuric acid. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.