You need binoculars to see Uranus. Point the binoculars toward the Pleiades and put them in the upper-left corner of your ...

On November 21, Uranus will appear the brightest this year, as it enters apposition, or opposition. The term "opposition" in ...

Uranus is the only planet that rotates sideways with a 98-degree tilt. Learn why Uranus spins this way, how its seasons last ...

The Enceladus Orbilander is a planned mission that in the 2030s should reach Saturn's sixth-largest moon in a bid to find ...

It's been one Neptunian year—or about 165 Earth years—since astronomers first observed the most distant planet from the sun.

Parker Solar Probe Makes History by Touching the Sun 8 million miles above the Sun's surface on December 24, 2024, traveling ...

Our solar system has eight planets, four of which move in slightly different elliptical orbits which are tilted compared to ...

What: New research suggests Uranus’s moon Ariel once hosted, or may still contain, a deep subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust. Guests: Planetary scientist Dr. Ca ...

From a super moon to three meteor showers, the enchanting night sky events in November are truly unmissable. Find the dates ...

Greetings stargazers. Although I address these “What’s Up in the Durango Skies” columns to stargazers, we should occasionally ...

Get ready to rock ‘n’ roll! The second New Moon of fall occurs on November 19 Pacific time and November 20 Eastern time. The ...

Auriga is often gets overshadowed by other winter constellations such as the mighty hunter Orion or the Zodiac star-patterns of Taurus and Gemini, Nigel Henbest writes. But it is worth paying attentio ...