Because they don't happen every year, such cosmic displays tend to attract significant public interest and a frenzy of media coverage denoting them as "planet parades" or "planetary alignments." ...

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China has started assembling a planetary defence team to counter the threat of near-Earth asteroids following the discovery of a large asteroid that could strike our planet in seven years.

Planet position forms the base that sets the mechanics of astrology in motion. The planetary position gives the degree, minutes and seconds of the Zodiac over which celestial bodies are transiting at ...

The butterfly nebula is a planetary nebula that looks like a butterfly. It's located in the constellation Scorpius and is also known as NGC 6302. The Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543, is a ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds up to 33,000 km/h, the winds make up the fastest jet ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A team of international researchers has developed an innovative approach to uncover the secrets of dark matter in the cosmos. They are searching for dark matter using atomic ...

To honor one of the most iconic teams in the whole of American Football, we present one of astronomy's most iconic images: The Pillars of Creation, located in the Eagle Nebula. This image was ...

2025 is starting off with a bang for skygazers, with a planet parade now visible in the night sky. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the night sky at the ...