From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

Earth’s powerful magnetic field shields life on the planet from the severe cosmic radiation as we know it. This is what sets our blue world apart from Venus and Mars. However, the Earth’s ...

Could the expected solar flares bring a greater chance of seeing the northern lights? Sophia Herod takes a look.

Chorus waves are mysterious, chirping signals produced by spiraling plasma inside our planet's magnetic field. But a new ...

Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could ...

“We needed nine flybys (one at Earth, two at Venus, and six at Mercury ... and an off-center magnetic field in the planet. There’s still a lot about this curious world that scientists have ...

Professional astrologer Steph Koyfman reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels.

Mars and the Earth’s moon have localized regional magnetic fields at different places across their surfaces, but no global field. Of the terrestrial planets, Venus, Earth, and Mars have significant ...

Get away from the city lights, after sunset, any clear night. Three bright planets light the sky: In the east, super-dry dust ...

with six planets lining up in the night sky. On February 1, we should see the crescent moon in close proximity to Venus for the second-last time this year. The last time will be March 1.

with six planets lining up in the night sky. On February 1, we should see the crescent moon in close proximity to Venus for the second-last time this year. The last time will be March 1. On February 5 ...

Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But ...