Stars form in regions of space known as stellar nurseries, where high concentrations of gas and dust coalesce to form a baby ...

Onward and outward, Jupiter rides high to the south in Taurus the Bull at dusk. The waxing near First Quarter Moon meets ...

For a brief moment at the end of February, every planet will appear in the night sky simultaneously in a rare celestial ...

Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

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Seven planets are set to appear in the night sky this month in a rare full planetary alignment. Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, ...

The eldest son of Elizabeth and John Dickens was born in February 1812 on Portsea Island in the British city of Portsmouth, and moved around with his family in his younger years to Yorkshire and ...

While space harbors plenty of mysteries, it turns out that Uranus' smell isn't one of them. Here's the explanation for why it ...

The finding of possible oceans inside Uranus and Neptune shifts the goalposts in planetary science. These facts overthrow preconceived ideas about the ice giants of the solar system. This allows for ...

The six planets will be visible until February 9. You'll need a high-powered viewing device like a telescope to spot Neptune and Uranus. Look toward the southeastern to southwestern sky.

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The alignment peaks on January 25 and Mercury joins the ...

Four lucky zodiac signs see drastic improvements in their lives as Uranus retrograde comes to an end on January 30. Uranus retrogrades for about five months every year and turning direct ...