You can see all of them from after sunset into dusk. For months, the planets have been putting on a show in the night sky. While Uranus and Neptune require a telescope to be seen, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus … Read More
In late 2020, scientists studying Venus’s atmosphere announced the surprising – and controversial – discovery of phosphine, a chemical produced primarily by living organisms on Earth. At the time, Jane Greaves of Cardiff University in Wales and her colleagues wondered … Read More
Starting June 3, all five naked-eye planets will be up in the pre-dawn sky. This month, skywatchers will be treated to a rare “planet parade”: all five naked-eye worlds will align in their proper orbital order from the sun in … Read More
Our Solar System is an incredibly beautiful place. It’s a diverse place full of remarkable sights and natural wonders, whether it’s the pockmarked volcanic surface of Mercury, the dusty crimson plains of Mars, the beautiful rings of Saturn, or even … Read More
On Wednesday, NASA announced two new missions to Venus that will launch at the end of the decade to learn how Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor turned into a hellscape while our own thrived. “These two sister missions both aim to … Read More
The cosmos offers us many mysteries that astronomers are still struggling to solve, but there is one that is in our own solar system and remains unexplained – why do Venus and Uranus rotate in different directions from the other … Read More