When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

From time to time, when Earth's tectonic plates shift, the planet emits a long, slow belch of carbon dioxide. In a new ...

The Hubble Classification, also known as the Hubble Sequence, is a widely recognized method for systematically categorizing ...

Tree rings reveal ancient solar storms, helping scientists predict and prepare for future events that could disrupt ...

We’re showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn. Since it is easily visible to the unaided eye, humans have seen it since the ...

The conclusions come from patterns tracked by scientists that point to several meteorite impacts through geological records.

A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

“As long as the Earth persists and has recognizable strata, the signs of humans will persist,” says Zalasiewicz. And maybe, ...