Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

The seventh planet from the sun was first discovered on 13 March 1781 by William Herschel, a German-British astronomer.

For the better part of a century, we believed there were nine planets in our solar system, with Pluto being the farthest from the sun. Since the discovery of more Pluto-sized dwarf planets, that ...

Discover how UAE astronomers captured a rare sighting of Venus crescent in daylight using a 14-inch telescope at Al Khatem ...

A new study suggests Uranus' moon Miranda may harbor a water ocean beneath its surface, a finding that ... worlds around one of the most distant planets in our solar system, which is both exciting ...

Six planets are currently gracing our night sky, forming an arc on our celestial dome just after sunset. From west to east: Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars. But on Friday ...

So, early March is the best time to get good views of the Red Planet, particularly if you’re hunting down surface features ... The Moon passes 5° north of Uranus at 11 P.M. EST, but if you ...

World-renowned Greek astrophysicist Stamatios Krimigis says that a human settlement on Mars is a distant dream.

Back before the discovery of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, observers of the cosmos were only focused on the planets up to ...

Uranus and Neptune ... When our planet is positioned precisely between the sun and the moon, Earth’s shadow will project onto the surface of the moon. This will dim the normally vibrant full ...