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

Scientists from MIT explore how life could exist without water, using ionic liquids in extreme planetary environments.

Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient ...

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Venus Williams has a new Barbie, this one part of the dollmaker’s Inspiring Women collection. Williams’ doll, to be released on Friday, will celebrate the tennis great and pay equity champion ...

Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks early Wednesday. At the same time, Venus and Jupiter will converge ...

Additional pieces of the meteorite can be viewed at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, where it will be publicly displayed.

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

The Perseids peak this week with up to 25 meteors an hour, but moonlight and other celestial events could dim the dazzling summer display.

Perseid Meteor Shower: The Perseid meteor shower is caused by the Earth traveling through the tail of comet Swift-Tuttle. The ...

A planetary conjunction takes place when two or more planets seem to align closely in the sky as viewed from Earth, despite ...