From a tiny speck of light billions of miles away, Voyager 1 captured Earth as the iconic “Pale Blue Dot,” a symbol of our ...

On Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was ...

A planet parade is basically the nickname given when the planets in our solar system appear to line up in a roughly straight line from the Earth’s perspective. Just after sunset on 28 February, six of ...

Learn about two major events happening in the sky this February 2026: a solar eclipse that will create a "ring of fire" and a ...

Clyde Tombaugh, who was born on this day in 1906, grew up on a farm in Kansas and was captivated by sights of the moon and ...

Although February is short, this month is packed with night sky events. From 'ring of fire' to planet parade. Here are the key dates.

When NASA’s twin Voyager probes left Earth in 1977, they carried computers weaker than a hand calculator and a modest goal of touring the outer planets. No one seriously expected them to redraw the ...

Jupiter may be a bit more petite than expected, and that could have a big impact on how scientists model the mysterious ...

There's no denying that the '80s were a fantastic era for music. Whether you enjoy rocking out to Van Halen's classics or ...

Jupiter is smaller and flatter than scientists previously thought, new measurements of the gas giant reveal.

From Jupiter shining bright to elusive Mercury near the horizon, the much-talked-about planet parade may be subtler than ...