When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

James Webb Space Telescope Sees Jupiter's Rings, Moons and Auroras Credit: Space.com | imagery courtesy: NASA, ESA, Jupiter ...

The icy moon Miranda is the latest satellite in our solar system to spark hope in the search for life beyond Earth.

China is advancing rapidly in the new space race and could reach the moon before the end of the decade—yet patience may prove to be America's best strategy.

Shaped by gravitational forces over millions of years, Saturn's rings are incredibly complex. A tiny moon named Pan, just 17 miles wide, has notably influenced their structure by creating the ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, ...

A new simulation technology developed by the University of Bristol enables effective remote control of lunar robots for moon dust collection, supporting astronaut training and potentially reducing the ...

a rocket launch or any other astronomical and space event that’s out of this world. People all over North America spent the afternoon awed by the movement of the moon’s shadow, the last time ...

By popular request, some astrological notes on the USA election. Caveats: I don’t like making political ‘predictions’ and ...

China has launched a new three-person crew to its orbiting space station as the country seeks to expand its exploration of ...