An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

Together, the instruments have shown that the rate of hydrogen loss is seasonal, with large increases in the escape rate at ...

Mars’s axis of rotation is tilted 25.2 degrees relative to the plane of the planet’s orbit around the sun, which helps give Mars seasons similar to those on Earth. Whichever hemisphere is ...

Traveling through the farthest passing of Earth and Mars would involve a trip directly through the sun, while spacecraft must of necessity move in orbit around the solar system's star. Although ...

Continuing the Artemis program and using its planned lunar space station as a staging post would be a more energy efficient ...

Tonight and throughout January, stargazers can see a planetary alignment in the night sky or what some are calling a ...

Stargazers can witness a rare 'planet parade' in January and February 2024, where six planets align prominently in the night ...

A parade in the sky is happening throughout January. Six planets—including Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Uranus, and ...

The best time to go outside will be around 7:30pm UTC ... What this means is that Mars' orbit will bring it directly opposite the Sun - making it shine even brighter than usual.