On July 24, generational planets Neptune and Pluto will meet in a harmonious sextile, setting the stage for an opportunity to ...

Scientists have measured temperatures beneath the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, offering the first-ever glimpse of ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Kevin Hoy, a PhD student affiliated with Universidad Diego Portales and the European Southern Observatory in Chile, has found ...

Much to the dismay of many professional and amateur astronomers, the 1978 discovery of Pluto’s largest moon Charon ultimately ...

Observations made with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have revealed evidence for a moon-like object in the CD-35 2722 system. Unlike moons in our solar system, ...

It’s easy to see Jupiter as you travel past Westfield in Aroostook County, but you might not notice the newest installation ...

We're now three weeks out from the peak of the Perseids, and based on the timing of the Moon's phases, this is setting up to ...

What you saw was the final moment of a story billions of miles and thousands of years in the making. A story that began with ...

Astronomers have discovered a faint new world orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.

Although general relativity (GR) is an elegant theory of gravity, we don't often need to use it. For most gravitational ...

On July 20, Jupiter will oppose Pluto retrograde, creating tension between our personal authority and self-expression, versus ...