The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

Explore seven factual aspects of Jupiter, including its size, moons, rotation, atmosphere, rings, formation, and magnetic field based on NASA findings.

How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth. How many moons it has: At ...

The moon's orbit isn't a perfect circle. Instead, it's more stretched out, kind of like an oval, which means its distance from Earth varies by about 30,000 miles (48,000 km). The surface of the moon ...

The Planet Parade of 2025 is a truly extraordinary celestial event that has stargazers excited. From January 21 to mid-February, six planets will align in the sky: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

Starting today (January 25), till February and March, the sky is going to be full of stars! However, there is room for a slight rectification here, as the marvelous astronomical event has been tagged ...

Many of us harbor nostalgia for the days when Pluto was still classified as one of the solar system’s official planets, but its dwarf planet status didn’t make Pluto any less interesting. During its ...

We have just entered a very favorable period for observing the so-called "elusive" planet Mercury. From now, until about May 13, you should be able to find it with not much difficulty. But how well do ...

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Eris was one of the first dwarf planets to be discovered in the solar system. It is almost the same size as Pluto, and its discovery directly led to the former ninth planet's demotion. Eris also has a ...