Observations conducted with the Subaru Telescope and its first-generation wide-field camera, Suprime-Cam, have revealed new ...

Planets with a strong magnetic field can create peculiar environments in their immediate vicinity. Earth’s magnetosphere ...

We often use the Earth's 24-hour rhythm to keep track of time, but time changes and bends as we move through space. There are eight planets in the solar system, and they all move in a delicate cosmic ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, has massive storms that match its size. These storms—some of which can last ...

Mankind has always been drawn to look at the moon. The Moon’s creation was explained in the book of Genesis, and the moon ...

Observations conducted with the Subaru Telescope and its first-generation wide-field camera, Suprime-Cam, have revealed new ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Why are there seven days in a week? – Henry E., ...

The observation was described on March 26 in the Astronomical Journal. Nine years ago, comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák—41P ...

Heavier than Jupiter, but lighter than a small star, brown dwarfs are difficult to distinguish from giant planets. For years, astronomers have searched for a yardstick that can separate the giant ...

The moon's orientation changes quite dramatically across time and between places, largely due to differences in perspective.

The Miami Marlins are wrapping up spring training in Jupiter, Fla. On Saturday, they gave their fifth starter, Janson Junk, a spin in the rotation. It was an uneven performance. He took the loss, ...

For decades, astronomers have struggled to differentiate giant planets from brown dwarfs, a class of objects more massive than planets but too small to ignite nuclear fusion like true stars. Through a ...