Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, moves faster than Earth. It orbits the sun in 88 days, as opposed to our 365. So ...

Have you ever wondered why all the planets in our solar system orbit in the same plane? This fascinating characteristic of planetary orbits has intrigued astronomers for centuries. When we observe the ...

The moon will be 99% full Friday night, and with mostly clear skies expected for Louisville in the evening, tonight is a good ...

The bold question-askers at What If explore whether life could survive on Venus given its gravity is 91% that of Earth's.

The presence of apparent biological signatures on Venus has left UK-based researchers chasing down bacterial life in the ...

The full buck moon will reach its peak illumination on Thursday, July 10. It’s just one of this month’s celestial highlights.

The answer to whether tiny bacterial life-forms really do exist in the clouds of Venus could be revealed once and for all by ...

Astronomers have spotted centimeter-sized “pebbles” swirling around two infant stars 450 light-years away, revealing the raw ...

A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming ...

The outlook is promising for future long-term monitoring of planets across multiple wavelengths. Infrared imaging data from ...

The recent fall to Earth of a failed Soviet Venus probe from the 1970s has become a detective story of sorts. Different computer models were used to predict the reentry.

What the Soviet Venus Probe's fiery fall to Earth might look like: These past space junk crashes offer clues Old Soviet Kosmos 482 Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash.