Hello Games has released the “Worlds Part II” (version 5.5) update for No Man’s Sky. Worlds Part II: Introducing Update 5.5 ...

Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But ...

Planetary alignments occur due to the relative positioning and orbits of the planets in our solar system as viewed from Earth. The fact that four planets are visible is particularly significant.

The solar system consists of 8 planets, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Each planet has its own unique characteristics, such as size, composition ...

supported by a theory that their migration would either absorb or eject inner planets. However, recent observations indicate other scenarios, suggesting that Hot Jupiters might not always be alone.

However, this year a powerful new telescope is coming online that could prove once and for all that there really is a ninth planet in our Solar System. The same year that Pluto was ignominiously ...

This finding explains the discrepancy between the number of basins detected on the Moon (~40) and the number predicted (~300) by an accretion scenario of planet formation.

The spacecraft will continue its journey toward Mercury’s orbit, where it will study the planet's surface and magnetic field in greater detail for at least a year. "In 2027, the main science phase of ...

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If you’re interested in asteroids that could help explain how the planets and the solar system took shape, I’d buckle in for this April flyby. The Juno spacecraft had an incredibly busy 2024 ...

Thirteen photographers traverse the realms of mind, body and soul. Plus: Marina Benjamin extols the virtues of the restless mind, Nic Fildes recounts his experience of brain surgery and Michelle ...