Why is it so difficult to Go to the Sun
The Sun contains 99.8 of the mass in our solar system. But even though the Sun has a powerful pull, it’s surprisingly hard to actually go there.
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New Periodic Table sorts 3,700 Exoplanets
New periodic table sorts 3,700 discovered exoplanets into eighteen categories.
Comet 45P Returns
Old Comet 45P, has returned to the inner Solar System. Image credit Fritz Helmut Hemmerich
Remembering Carl Sagan
November 9 is the 82nd anniversary of the birth of the unique astronomer-cosmologist Carl Sagan.
How could we make Earth-like, another Planet?
How could we create a second Earth? How can we make Mars, Venus, or some of the moons in our solar system more earth-like?
Best Astronomy Images of 2016
These are the impressive winners of the 2016 Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year.
A rare 5 planets alignment
Watch all the 5 bright planets in a rare alignment, just after sunset.
Three Potentially Nearby Habitable Worlds
Three potentially habitable worlds found around nearby ultracool dwarf star, the best place to search for life beyond the Solar System.
We cannot see the Aliens because they are Extinct
A new theory suggests that life on other planets would likely be brief and become extinct very quickly.
You can now see Five Planets at once
Rare celestial show. Starting today till mid-February, early risers will see with the naked eye, the first five-planet alignment in a decade.