On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, ...

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

Today is about reflecting on your career, staying emotionally engaged, and preparing for upcoming changes in your ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

Six planets are visible in the night sky right now. On Feb. 28, Mercury will add a seventh planet to the planetary parade. Venus, Mars and Jupiter are 'great naked-eye targets' for beginning ...

An amateur astronomer discovered Pluto 95 years ago today. The former planet will complete an orbit in another 153 years.

Unlike other planets that have a more or less circular ... planetary status and you would have to confer the same honor on Eris, a Kuiper Belt object of about the same size, as well as any ...

“NINTH PLANET DISCOVERED ON EDGE OF SOLAR SYSTEM ... its planetary status and you would have to confer the same honor on Eris, a Kuiper Belt object of about the same size, as well as any ...

Edinburgh Science Festival is the first and still one of Europe’s biggest science festivals, taking place over the Easter ...