A close-in exoplanet is triggering stellar flares and self-destructing. This is the first direct evidence of planet-star ...

The game-changing Vera C. Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes ...

Vera Rubin fundamentally advanced our knowledge of galactic dynamics, laid the groundwork for dark matter research, and worked throughout her life to ensure women had a place in science ...

There are 8 planets in our solar system. The planets orbit the Sun in elliptical trajectories, and they are all different in size, composition, temperature, and characteristics.

Neptune is called an “ice giant” because it’s mostly made of a thick, slushy mix of water, methane, and ammonia, which ...

The planets in order from the Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. If you include the ...

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 ...

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond ...

Chinese scientists propose 2033 Neptune orbiter mission Scientists are proposing China’s first ice giant mission, aiming to ...

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

Pluto is inside Neptune’s orbit for a whopping 20 years. There’s also a period in its orbit when it’s actually closer to the sun than Neptune because of its shape. “Pluto’s orbit is very elliptical ...

“Neptune’s technology and underwriting capabilities make them an ideal partner as we continue to grow in the flood insurance space,” said Jon Christianson, President of Palomar.