An international team led by researchers from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of Hong Kong ...

On this day in 1962, NASA’s Mariner 2 spacecraft made history with a close flyby of Venus, marking a major milestone in the early years of space exploration. The mission became America’s first ...

In the early 1980s, two Soviet-era missions, Venera 13 and 14, measured sound waves on Venus, producing a measurement of wind ...

Earth has the perfect combination of a livable atmosphere and a protective magnetic field that prevents the Sun's harmful radiation and radioactive solar winds from damaging us, allowing us to live on ...

Venus spins slowly, yet its upper atmosphere races around the planet at roughly 220 miles per hour, a supercharged jet stream ...

The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter ...

BE ON THE LOOKOUT: The wait continues for the breakthrough on the U.S.’ effort to score a carveout to Pillar Two.

This weekend's night sky will feature one of the best meteor showers of the year on Dec. 13-14. The Geminid meteor shower ...

Developed together, the twin Mariner 1 and 2 spacecraft were based on the Ranger lunar probe and planned for a joint mission ...

Read on to discover what’s in store for your sign during the week of December 1 through December 6, 2025.

Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t ...

The world's most expensive infrared spectrometer - the James Webb Space Telescope - is unearthing extraordinary exoplanet ...