Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a parade of planets in the post-sunset sky.

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

Imagery from NASA does not disappoint and the multiple of active missions that are exploring the solar system continue to lead to more research of the many unknowns. This week, NASA published images ...

Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.

Because the period of an object does not depend on its mass, comets’ orbital periods remain unchanged due to mass loss.

And speaking of hidden water, weird bean-shaped blobs on Mars might offer new clues in our ... NASA astronaut Don Pettit snapped a stunning shot of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) as it raced past our ...

This is where multiple planets line up next to each other. On January 21, six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will be visible simultaneously in the sky, and their ...

and Mars—will be visible, and recognizable by their incredible brightness against the night sky. Uranus and Neptune will also be visible, but with a telescope. This string of planets will be visible ...

Did you know that Mars at opposition is a special time when Earth and Mars are closest? This happens when Earth passes directly between Mars and the Sun. At this point, Mars appears larger and ...

Two planets that have shone brightly lately are Venus and Mars. Venus is brighter than Mars because of its thick, reflective cloud cover, which bounces a large amount of sunlight back towards Earth.

SINGAPORE - On Jan 16, people in Singapore will have the opportunity to witness Mars at its closest, brightest, and most vivid this year. The Red Planet will be in opposition, an astronomical term ...

The four bright planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars — are already visible in ... To top it off you might also catch a comet at the same time near the two planets. Uranus and Neptune ...