Venus rotates in the opposite direction to most planets in the Solar System, and it does so incredibly slowly. One full ...

The beginning of January is when many people traditionally resolve to start a new, though sometimes challenging, habit and ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

The actual phrase “New Year’s resolution” seems to have become common by the early nineteenth century. By the later ...

Jupiter currently shines as a brilliant silvery "star" in the constellation Gemini the Twins, low in the east-northeast sky ...

RUSSIA is planning to build an anti-gravity space station where astronauts can roam without floating. Energia, the principal ...

In August, Nasa announced plans to place a nuclear reactor on the Moon by the first quarter of the 2030 fiscal year.

Jupiter reaches opposition once a year, when Earth passes directly between it and the Sun, creating the best possible viewing ...

Saturn is on display in the early-evening sky this month along with Uranus and Neptune, both within reach of binoculars.

WASHINGTON — New analysis suggests that problems with NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter may be more serious than a simple communications glitch. NASA said Dec. 9 that it lost contact with the spacecraft three ...

Green aurora can be seen dancing in Earth 's upper atmosphere as the zodiacal light fades, shimmering between the profiles of ...

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