When you hear about planetary transits and movements, it might sound complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. The planets are always moving, and just like the moon affects the tides, these celestial ...

They look ordinary: gray with a hint of green, the sort of rock you may step over without thinking twice. But a pair of scientists say they just figured out a way of transforming these plain slabs of ...

In mid-February 2025 astronomers announced that 2024 YR4—a recently discovered asteroid big enough to severely damage or even destroy a city—stood a 3.1 percent ...

Six planets will march across the night's sky on Saturday, Feb. 28, in what is known as a planetary parade Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter will be visible to anyone who searches hard enough.