Chinese defence agency recruits space researchers following discovery of large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent chance of striking Earth in 2032.

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The Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Case Western Reserve University invites applications for a permanent faculty ...

A French astrophotographer has captured a stunning photo of Venus and the moon shining above the Eiffel Tower in Paris, ...

New research reveals that Earth and Mars lost essential elements due to violent cosmic collisions, not early planetary formation processes ...

This course will provide an introduction to the formation, constitution and evolution of planetary systems and planetary bodies. The course also covers an introduction to the characteristics of ...

Our solar system’s planets are set to align in a seven-strong planetary parade this week that will be visible in the UK night ...

Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...

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Roughly 4.6 billion years ago, the Sun was born from the gas and dust of a nebula that underwent gravitational collapse. The ...

The rare astronomical event will see Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn appear at the same time, ...