Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been the biggest storm in the solar system for centuries. But lately, it seems to be shrinking..

Have you read on social media about the “once in 396 billion years” planetary alignment happening on Jan. 25? Guess what? Social media is not reliable. Here’s what’s really going on — and why you ...

Galileo Galilei championed the heliocentric model of the solar system and advanced modern astronomy with telescopic ...

The brand-new Sherwood Observatory, Planetarium and Science Centre was officially opened by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of ...

A Noida boy - Daksh Malik, who is a student at Shiv Nadar School, has always been fascinated by space. He had been fond of ...

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

“The ease of making calculations using this system had direct implications for astronomy and allowed Aryabhata ... the exact length of the solar year to an accuracy of seven decimal points.

While planets circle the sun in what's called a heliocentric orbit, they rarely fall together in what appears to the human eye as somewhat of a line across the visible horizon. Saturday is one of ...

Discover the fascinating story of the 'blue lurker,' a mysterious star in the M67 star cluster studied by NASA's Hubble ...

Planets in our solar system are all set for a surprise for astrophiles and sky gazers this year. You'll likely have heard news that a 'planetary alignment' is v ...

Though Carter never claimed to have spotted aliens or a flying saucer — to him this was literally an unknown object in the air — people snickered and mistook his UFO sighting as such. Skeptics, who ...