The transit method involves using an observatory like Kepler to 'stare' at a star and wait for its light to dim as a ...

Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus—will appear in the sky together in a special planet parade on Feb. 28.

This weekend, six planets are set to share the sky in a rare “planet parade,” giving stargazers a short but magical window to ...

The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.

New research data using NASA’s Juno spacecraft shows Jupiter is slightly smaller and flatter than decades-old estimates.

Updated measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft could help researchers better understand the planet's mysterious interior, ...

New data from NASA's Juno orbiter reveals Jupiter is slightly smaller and more 'squashed' than scientists previously thought.

Scientists using Juno report Jupiter is smaller than previously thought, enhancing understanding of its shape, interior density, gravitational field, and comparison to other gas giant planets ...

Point Galaxy is an outer space riff on Point Salad, twisting that board game's score-focused play without overcomplicating it ...

“Textbooks will need to be updated,” study co-author Yohai Kaspi, a planetary scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, said in a statement. “The size of Jupiter hasn’t changed, of ...

Jupiter, without a doubt, is the biggest planet in our solar system. But it turns out that it is not quite as large - by ever ...

From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers one of the year's best ...