A recent study found that the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is gradually shedding mass over time. This region was previously predicted to form a planet during the Solar System's birth 4.6 ...

October's longer nights bring two transits of Titan across Saturn, while Io and Europa tango together across Jupiter three ...

Also, the Orionid meteor shower peaks in the wee hours of Oct. 21 and viewing should be good due to the new moon.

Three planets are all visible at the same time, and the best view is Monday morning. Jupiter, Venus and Mars can be seen in the same field of vision in the sky in October, ABC News reports. The ...

Astronomers have long been intrigued by the makeup of the asteroid belt’s largest body. When it was first spotted in 1801, Ceres appeared dry and rocky, its surface marked by craters and dents. For ...

We begin the month smoothing out frayed ends and establishing a new equilibrium following September’s eclipses. If we honor ...

Giovanni Cassini, born in 1625, made significant early contributions to the understanding of Jupiter and Mars, specifically their rotational periods and the positions of Jupiter's satellites. His ...