From a rare lunar occultation of Regulus and a six-planet parade to an annular solar eclipse, there will be plenty going on in the night sky in February 2026.
Recently, scientists discovered the fastest-spinning large asteroid in the solar system.It’s about the length of eight football fields — but it fully rotates every two minutes, or even a little faster ...
Researchers are using X-rays to discover invisible markings left on ancient parchment containing information from the Greek ...
Settling on the Moon or Mars may be all the buzz. But how about we all move to an icy dwarf planet in the middle of the Solar System? To Ceres. What would make this a good candidate for a space ...
During a special observation run from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite ( TESS) repeatedly ...
BepiColombo is slowly uncovering more and more fun facts about Mercury as it continues its preliminary mission. One of the ...
Astronomers suspect that a massive metallic cloud swirling in a nearby star system could be hiding a giant planet or dwarf ...
These icy bodies orbit the sun just like the major planets, yet they follow their own rules, often traveling along elongated ...