Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead star? The sun will someday ...

Cosmoscouts and Indie.io have announced that the sci-fi FPS Moon Mystery is coming to consoles nearly a year after it ...

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Imagine for a moment that Earth suddenly shrank to the size of the Moon, while the Moon expanded to the size of Earth. How ...

Jupiter hosts the brightest and most spectacular auroras in the solar system. Near its poles, these shimmering lights offer a ...

That mystery was resolved thanks to Nasa’s Juno spacecraft, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016. During its 22nd orbit ...

Jupiter’s moons, such as Io and Europa, could produce striking solar eclipses on the planet. These phenomena illustrate the dynamic interactions between moons and planetary light.

Io, Europa and Ganymede had already shown their footprints through earlier observations. But Callisto, the farthest Galilean moon, remained a mystery.

Saturn and Neptune reach opposition, looking their best for the year. Jupiter and Venus shine bright before dawn, as does the zodiacal light.