A rare sight is lighting up the early-morning sky this week as Venus and Jupiter appear side-by-side in a close planetary ...

"We believe that continuing such activities will further expand our horizon in the field of planetary science." ...

New simulations suggest that up to four of the solar system's rocky planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, once ...

Recent simulations and research have unveiled a fascinating new insight into the history of the solar system’s terrestrial ...

During the early days of our solar system, giant impacts were common occurrences. Earth likely experienced such an impact ...

Venus and Jupiter meet in the morning sky on Aug. 12. Catch their dazzling conjunction just before sunrise with the crescent ...

The solar system’s smallest planet is just now becoming visible before dawn. Bright Jupiter and Venus point the way.

It’s finally time to watch one of the best meteor showers of the year: the brilliant display known as the Perseids. The ...

Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks early Wednesday. At the same time, Venus and Jupiter will converge in the sky — overlapping like a very bright star.

The Brief A piece of a failed 1972 Soviet Venus probe is expected to reenter Earth around May 10. The object could fall anywhere between 52° North and 52° South, covering a wide area. Experts ...

One of the brightest and most colorful stars in the sky and the most brilliant planet are on stage in the early morning dawn sky this weekend and will be joined by the moon on Monday morning. The star ...

“There is a range of orbits with eccentricities lower than 0.38 for which Venus’ co-orbitals can pose a collisional hazard to Earth,” scientists wrote.