Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...

On March 29, the Moon will wedge itself between the Sun and Earth, blocking only a part of the star from our view.

The orbits of our solar system’s planets—including Earth—are all similarly oriented, forming a disk shape around the sun. They all chart their courses around our star in roughly the same ...

Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has ...

A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

Astrologer Lisa Stardust reveals which character from the Disney princess classic you're most like by zodiac sign ...

Hinks Elementary students listened to a special presentation about outer space from Rodney Bisher inside STARLAB, an ...

A space probe flying past Mars captured images of the red planet's small ... characterize the mineral makeup on the moon and chart surface temperatures. These features combined will help ...

Seleucus of Seleucia was an ancient astronomer who defended heliocentrism, arguing that Earth orbits the Sun and rotates on ...

NASA also uses planetary radar missions to observe asteroids ... This will help us more accurately detect them and chart their orbits. Apart from tracking asteroids, NASA also studies objects ...

Content continues below Consult the chart below for the exact ... atmosphere's motion on our rotating planet. It also factors heavily in the calculations of the orbits in the solar system.