A photo taken by a Japanese spacecraft in orbit around Venus shows details of the mysterious world by night. Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Akatsuki spacecraft snapped this image, which shows the clouds of Venus, in infrared light earlier this year as … Read More
A cosmic coincidence produced an amazing image for a lucky photographer on the ground during a rare celestial alignment earlier this month. On May 9, Mercury passed in front of the sun, transiting our nearest star for the first time … Read More
The planet Mars is closer than it has been since November 2005, so get ready for some serious skywatching this weekend. The red planet’s close proximity to Earth now makes it brighter than it usually is in orbit, giving even … Read More
Traces of tsunamis on Mars are the newest clues yet that the Red Planet once had oceans, which could have supported life, researchers said. These killer waves might have been triggered by giant meteor impacts, scientists added. SEE ALSO: Photos: … Read More
Warning: Video contains graphic imagery. Remember how your mother warned you never to look directly at the sun? Turns out, she was 101 percent correct. On May 9, an astronomical event that only takes place around 13 times a century will … Read More
Want to take a hike on Mercury? On Friday — about one year after the Messenger spacecraft ended its mission by crashing into Mercury — scientists released the first complete global elevation map produced by the long-lived spacecraft. The new … Read More