The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump, aiming to ...

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NEW YORK — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction. But don't plan ...

Young, close-orbiting exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes may form farther from their stars and migrate inward or lose their ...

Friday is the last day where the rare phenomenon known as a 'planetary parade' is visible in the sky, although clouds have ...

This scenario occurs every 13 to 15 years. Saturn's rings aligning in a perfect manner with our line of sights. This ...

Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun on Saturday in a rare event called an inferior conjunction, though it will be ...

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

A superior conjunction occurs when Venus is the farthest from Earth, on the other side of the sun. Conversely, astronomers ...

The Sun, the main source of light and energy, is the brightest object in our solar system, shining on and lighting up all other celestial bodies. Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system, ...