At the time of this writing, June 23, Jupiter was about half a degree left of the afternoon Sun and due to pass behind it ...

What methods can be used to identify subsurface oceans on the five largest moons of Uranus: Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and ...

Friday, July 4 Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, standing 26° from our star at 1 A.M. EDT. We’ll ...

Uranium is a story of duality. It is a mineral pulled from ancient rocks that can light up a city or wipe one off the map. It’s not just a relic of the Cold War or science fiction. It’s real, it’s ...

By avoiding confronting a bestie, you're not being honest about your feelings. As a result, it's causing everyone involved to ...

Rejoice, the planets are brewing only slightly minor annoyances this week. The Sun is shining bright and so are we. Yes, ...

New data from the Hubble Space Telescope suggests that Uranus' largest moons are gathering dust — literally. Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun and home to 28 known moons, is well known for its ...

The birth of a planetary system begins with a large cloud of gas and dust - called a molecular cloud ... large planet core and then quickly accrete (accumulate) a lot of gas on top of that core. But ...

When Voyager 2 visited Uranus in 1986, it didn’t get a view of the north pole, but it was able to measure changes in wind speeds at the ice giant’s south pole that indicated the existence of a ...

An illustration depicting how violent storms on Jupiter — and likely other gas giants — generate mushballs and shallow lightning. The mushballs are created by thunderstorm clouds that form about 40 ...

The HST, at visible wavelengths, provided measurements of reflected light off the cloud tops, while the VLA, a radio telescope, probed tens of kilometers below the clouds to provide global context.

The HST, at visible wavelengths, provided measurements of reflected light off the cloud tops, while the VLA, a radio telescope, probed tens of kilometers below the clouds to provide global context.