While Charon is currently listed as a satellite or moon by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), consideration is being given to it perhaps being classified as a dwarf planet in its own right, ...

This occurs when our natural satellite passes directly between ... Jupiter and Saturn with the naked eye, with Uranus and Neptune being visible with a telescope. In addition, the phenomenon ...

Venus and Saturn Conjunction A highlight of the celestial event is the Venus-Saturn conjunction, which began on Saturday, 18 ...

Tap HERE to track clouds for viewing opportunities with our interactive satellite. When to look ... Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. (Note: The circled planets are ones that you will need a ...

Tap HERE to track clouds for viewing opportunities with our interactive satellite. When to look ... Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. (Note: The circled planets are ones that you will need a telescope ...

Earlier this month, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of an unusual asteroid close to Earth. Turns out, it was a car.

In the decades since Frankenstein, generations of artists and storytellers have speculated how technology and discovery can ...

New Jersey stargazers will be treated to visual splendor in the night sky this month. February features what scientists call a “planetary parade” with Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ...

Orbits of natural bodies in the universe are usually ... their distance from the sun at aphelion and perihelion. Venus and Neptune follow the most circular orbits. The difference in the distance ...

Neither Mercury nor Venus has a moon, and Earth, of course, has just one permanent natural satellite (though ... or on a steep incline, such as Neptune's captured moon Triton.