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Astronomers deal with numbers and measurements, but artists can show us the landscapes the data describe.
NASA is preparing to map the boundary where the solar wind meets interstellar space in its Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, set for launch sometime after September of this year. IMAP ...
The planets, sun and moon have significant meaning in astrology. Here's everything to know, including how they affect your daily life.
The outer solar system is a vast and mysterious place that could be harboring hidden objects we know almost nothing about — from the elusive Planet Nine and baby black holes to interstellar ...
Astronomers have just uncovered a massive new object at the edge of our solar system — and it could change everything we thought we knew about space. Named 2017 OF201, this trans-Neptunian ...
Some experts believe that the solar system's hypothetical ninth planet could be just a few years away from being discovered. If this is the case, how long would it take for humans to send probes ...
NASA’s IMAP spacecraft arrives in Florida for final preparations ahead of its 2025 launch to map interstellar particles and improve space weather forecasts.
Humankind accomplished new feats in space this year, including scooping up some of the moon’s farside and launching a probe to Jupiter’s moon Europa.
A cosmologist explains the step-by-step process of what happens as our sun dies, and with it, the solar system.
Sins of a Solar Empire 2's aesthetic pitfalls and banal space-opera vibes are hard to get over, but it still boasts some generic 4X joys.
Researchers study the past of space and chart our future WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Scientists and engineers at Purdue University focus on a future in the stars, with research stretching from what ...
Astronomers can pinpoint dates and times when the moon and sun cross paths using what are called ephemerides.