Dec. 9, 2024 — A NASA Hubble Space Telescope observation program called OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) obtains long-term baseline observations of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune in ...

Since 2020, the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales have been designated Dark Sky Reserves, and this week the Dark Sky ...

The "parade of planets" in the evening sky continues. Starting the evening of Feb. 22, Mercury will join the lineup but it will be very low near the horizon shortly ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds up to 33,000 km/h, the winds make up the fastest jet ...

Prepare to get schooled If you have kids in school, or even if you don’t, you’ve probably realized that there’s a lot about ...

Today: On Feb. 18, 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, at that time classified as the ninth planet.