Located on the third floor of Nevins Hall, the VSU Planetarium features a Digitarium Kappa digital projector, which can reproduce the night sky as seen from anywhere on Earth or from the surface of ...

Typically, from what astronomers have gathered thus far, star systems follow a tidy logic: small, rocky worlds huddle close to the warmth of their star, while massive gas giants bloat up in the colder ...

In our Solar System, the inner planets (Mercury to Mars) are rocky, and the outer planets (Jupiter to Neptune) are gaseous.

Planetary parades, or alignments, take place when major planets in the solar system appear aligned from our viewpoint on ...

Planetary parades, or alignments, take place when major planets in the solar system appear aligned from our viewpoint on ...

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align in the night sky shortly after sunset, with some visible to the naked eye.

NASA scientists are suddenly turning their attention to Uranus, a planet long neglected and still largely unexplored. According to a new planetary science report, a flagship mission to Uranus is now ...

Britons in the UK won't be able to enjoy the 'Ring of Fire', but as for any eclipse, experts have urged people not to look at the phenomenon with the naked eye. According to experts, staring directly ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket pierced the Wednesday morning sky as it launched three spacecraft from NASA and NOAA that will study the solar system’s “bubble,” collect information on ...

Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos), originating from the edge of the Solar System, is set to grace Indian skies in a ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday3This dark, moonless Friday the 13th evening is the perfect time ...

A newly identified planet candidate, HD 137010 b, looks strikingly Earth-like in size and orbit — but it may be colder than Mars due to its dimmer star. If it has a thick enough atmosphere, though, ...