A pair of astrophysicists with Aix- Marseille Université, CNRS, and Institut Universitaire de France have developed a new ...

Research Fellow Dr. Babak Bakhit has encountered one of his most challenging projects to date—contributing to the European ...

Astronomers are using the NASA's Hubble Telescope to study auroras — stunning light shows in a planet’s atmosphere — on the poles of the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter. This animation ...

Apropos of its reputation for living large and betting big, Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. In terms of nomenclature, Jupiter is the Roman equivalent of god daddy Zeus ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the nighttime sky. The moon, nearly two nights past first quarter and appearing ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has discovered a giant volcanic hot spot on the surface of Jupiter's hellish moon Io. The eruptions in ...

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in February.

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you identify them.

Mars will be in the sky all month and for most of the night; it’s the last of the planets to set in the west, a couple hours before sunrise. Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system ...