Scientists don't know exactly when a volcano’s about to erupt. One day the ground is still. The next, it’s not. But this ...

The physics behind this is complex, but in a nutshell, small changes in the orbit of Neptune—the major planet most affected by a star passing by—propagate inward.

The month of July 2025 will be very special from an astronomical point of view. This month, two major planets, Mercury and Saturn, will reverse their motion by going retrograde, which is called ...

Rogue planets—planets that are adrift in space, unmoored from any star—have been a topic of science fiction for a long time; both Star Trek and Space:1999 featured them in episodes.

More It would appear that a really big storm on Jupiter can leave a noticeable mark in the planet's atmosphere. A recent study tapped into data collected by the Jupiter-orbiting spacecraft Juno ...

The program provides an exploration of the stars, constellations, planets, meteor showers and other celestial phenomena visible from Wyoming for the season. After the planetarium show finishes at 8 ...

This artist’s concept depicts one of the solar system’s inner planets slamming into Earth after being nudged on a collision course by a passing star. Such a world-shattering cataclysm is ...