NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first photos of rings around Jupiter. This was the first time anyone had seen Jupiter’s ...

Another finding was how dramatically the planets varied in brightness over just three years. The team discovered that PDS 70 ...

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.

Saturn's iconic ring system will disappear, albeit temporarily, on March 23—a preview of its fate in 100 million years.

Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...

With a sun more than 4.5 billion years old, our solar system is considered "middle-aged," and the pictures of what it might ...

Astronomers using a cutting-edge adaptive optics instrument, MagAO-X, have captured unprecedented images of young planets orbiting the star PDS 70. These "baby planets" are surrounded by dust rings ...

An advanced imaging system developed at the University of Arizona boasts a shape-shifting mirror that delivers observing ...

Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red ...

As it does, the second largest planet in our solar ... sunlight strikes its rings edge-on, creating the illusion of the rings "disappearing" as we only see the thin edge of the rings.

A recent study underscores how humanity’s success in extinguishing fires has allowed dead wood and other flammable material ...