Aug. 12 to feature a 6-planet parade, solar eclipse, meteor shower and new moon
The most recent fireball that lit up the night sky across several states in the U.S. was captured…
Webb telescope finds clues to violent past of Neptune’s moons
New observations of some of Neptune’s moons and rings are providing evidence of a catastrophe that occurred billions…
Scientists Think Uranus and Neptune May Not Be the Ice Giants We Imagined
Before the Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus and Neptune, these two distant planets were thought to be cold,…
Scientists Discover Possible Atmosphere Around Tiny Icy World Beyond Neptune
Astronomers have discovered signs of a thin atmosphere surrounding a small icy object beyond the orbit of Neptune,…
The Moons of Uranus May Hold the Key to Finding Missing Planets
We have an idea of what the solar system’s past was like: It was violent and chaotic. However,…
Neptune’s Moon Nereid May Be Lone Survivor of an Ancient Cosmic Massacre
The farthest planet from the Sun has a rather strange collection of moons in its orbit. That may…
APOD: 2026 May 12 – The Conjunction of Comet R3 PanSTARRS and the Orion Nebula
APOD: 2026 May 12 – The Conjunction of Comet R3 PanSTARRS and the Orion Nebula Discover the cosmos!…
Neptune’s Obliquity Was Likely Engendered By Triton’s Tidal Evolution
Triton and Neptune – NASA Neptune’s present axial tilt of approximately 28 deg. with respect to its orbital…
Six-planet ‘parade’ to dazzle night sky on 28 February 2026 – How to see the rare alignment
A rare celestial spectacle is set to unfold in the evening skies on Saturday, 28 February 2026, as…
6 planets will parade across the night sky this weekend
Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end of February, and most will be visible…
‘Paul has an ego the size of Neptune. Nigella will turn it all around’: Inside Nigella Lawson’s shock Bake Off ‘move’, the ‘significant’ salary she’s set to be offered and why it could spell trouble for Paul Hollywood
One can almost imagine the high-level conversations that have been going on at Channel 4 about who might…
Supermoons, eclipses and more: a 2026 guide to the best night sky events to look out for
The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon,…