The curious minds at What If explore what would happen if Jupiter swallowed every planet in the solar system, imagining ...

Body-crushing pressure. Toxic atmospheres. Unbearable temperatures. That's what would be in store if you visited other planets in our Solar System.

From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers one of the year's best ...

New data from NASA's Juno orbiter reveals Jupiter is slightly smaller and more 'squashed' than scientists previously thought.

“This research helps us understand how planets form and evolve… by studying what’s happening inside Jupiter, we get closer to ...

The Sun is putting on quite a show right now. Earth-facing sunspot region 4366 has been erupting almost non-stop since it emerged on January 30, producing six X-class solar flares so far.

The Expanse envisions a future where the solar system has been colonized and a Cold War brews between Mars, Earth, and the Asteroid Belt.

Coronagraphs are telescopes equipped with an occulting disk to block out the overwhelming radiation emanated from the visible surface of the Sun, along with optical stops and filters that are ...

However, recent research on soil samples from the Chang'e 6 mission challenges this long-held assumption, suggesting that ...

Sunrise and sunset • Sun rises at 7:10 a.m. and sets at 5:21 p.m. on the 1st • Sun rises at 6:36 a.m. and sets at 5:52 p.m. on the 28th Moon’s phases • Full “Snow Moon” on the 1st • New moon on ...

The Miami Valley Astronomical Society will host a free star gazing get-together soon. “There is going to be a nice crescent ...

The second full moon of 2026 — the snow moon — rose after sunset on Sunday, Feb. 1, lighting up the night sky across the ...