The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

Earth ejecta, for instance, could hold Earth life.

On the evenings of Jan. 17 and 18, the planets will appear virtually side by side, in what's called a “planetary conjunction.

But what about Venus, one of Earth’s closest neighbors, or planets and moons even farther away? Scientists and space agencies ...

New observational data from the James Webb Space Telescope and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike ...

Space agencies around the world are setting their sights on new frontiers, with plans to explore Venus and other distant destinations in our solar system. These interplanetary missions are designed to ...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope uncovers GJ 1214 b, a super-Venus exoplanet with a carbon dioxide-heavy atmosphere, challenging ...

“Saturday evening, January 18: Venus and Saturn will appear nearest to each other. As evening twilight ends at 6:15 p.m. EST, ...

The best viewing for January's planetary parade is about 90 minutes after sunset, in as dark and clear a spot as you can find ...

It's possible that Venus and Earth once simultaneously existed as pleasant worlds hosting mild temperatures and oceans. Then, something went awry. In new research, planetary scientists simulated ...

On this date, Jan. 6, 1969, the Soviet Union launched the Venera 5 spacecraft from it's Earth Orbit parking space just hours after ... Earth’s sister planet, Venus. Venera 5 successfully entered ...

Earth’s nearest neighbors will be on display in the night sky and inside the Cincinnati Observatory during Nearest Neighbors Night on Saturday, February 1. This event will focus on the three celestial ...