The best viewing for January's planetary parade is about 90 minutes after sunset, in as dark and clear a spot as you can find. Use binoculars or a telescope for an even better look. The alignment will ...

NASA has successfully tested innovative shape memory alloy spring tires for Mars rovers, enhancing durability on rugged terrain. Shape memory alloys are metals that return to their original shape ...

There is a lot of complicated but beautiful physics in understanding how this explosion takes place,” says Purdue University ...

On Tuesday evening, six planets will line up in the night's sky - Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. Best ...

NASA’s Cassini mission provided the world with unparalleled views of Saturn and its rings. After 13 years, its final images ...

It's 'spoke season' on Saturn when strange features appear in the planet's rings. The Hubble Space Telescope continues to ...

Following the recent Wolf Moon in a celestial game of peekaboo with Mars, January is shaping up to be a dazzling spectacle ...

Both Venus and Saturn will be in the Aquarius constellation, the water bearer, during their close approach. To help spot it, ...

Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that ...

A rare parade of planets will light up the night sky throughout January. Six planets will be in alignment for the rest of the ...