Visible on the planet itself is a dark patch near the top, marking the frigid northern polar cap, where temperatures dip to ...

A naming contest, a massive Martian scar, and a close call with planetary fame. Here's how I nearly etched my name into Mars.

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The Perseids meteor shower, which began on July 17, will remain visible until August 24. During its peak, up to 150 meteors ...

Following Saturn is Venus, rising in New York at 2:51 a.m. on July 25. Venus is in Taurus, and so bright that it is ...

The Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids are set to peak tonight and will be active until mid-August ...

The Australian last month revealed the Department of Industry Science and Resources had awarded a $35.6m contract to US shipbreaking firm Modern American Recycling Services to recycle the Northern ...

The most complex parachute system to ever deploy on Mars has successfully slowed down an ExoMars mock-up landing platform for ...

Not one but two meteor showers will grace the skies as the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids will peak together on the night of July 29-30. With the Moon out of the way, dark skies ...

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A new telescope is set to rise in Merak. Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, plan to build a 2-meter solar telescope.

It's possible — the phenomenon is most visible from the northern hemisphere, according to the American Meteor Society. Its ...