Lording it over the heavens this month is the planet Jupiter, king of the gods in Roman mythology and the leading light of January’s sky. The planet is opposite to the Sun on 10 January, when it is ...

The comet was discovered in its final stage before impact. As luck would have it, NASA had a probe on its way to Jupiter, perfectly placed to capture its demise.

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery that challenges our understanding of gas giant formation within our solar system. A gigantic planet has been found inside Jupiter. This revelation ...

Globular clusters may contain hundreds of thousands of stars and may even have as many as ten million stars that essentially emerged at the same time. They are the oldest visible objects in the ...

Jupiter draws into alignment with the sun and Earth tonight. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Jupiter will be at its most ...

(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers, two with the University of Idaho, the other with Wellesley College, has found evidence suggesting that two pairs of Uranus's moons are on a collision course. Robert ...