A research team led by geophysicists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides an explanation for ...

Though the trio fits well inside a one-degree circle in the sky, they're actually a good study in astronomical distance. The Moon is only 385,000 kilometers (1.3 light-seconds) away, while Venus is ...

Late-stage planetary collisions reshaped Earth and its neighboring planets, delivering water, altering their atmospheres, and ...

Billions of years ago, our solar system looked very different. Learn why scientists think Mars and Venus may have been warm, ...

@Starlit Astronomy: The many mysteries of Venus may be related to a massive celestial impact event. In the early solar system ...

A research team led by geophysicists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides an explanation for ...

Three celestial bodies will meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely visible in the ...

Curiosity Point 1: A catastrophic event turned Venus into a hellish world?

Venus is often called Earth's twin - but it hides a hellish reality beneath its clouds. With surface temperatures hotter than ...

Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely visible in the sky.

A team of scientists has investigated how Earth’s twin became so inhospitable, and whether the same will happen to our planet ...

A mysterious object is hurtling toward the inner solar system at extraordinary speed, baffling astronomers with its strange behavior and unexplained trajectory. Some experts believe it’s just a ...