Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

A close conjunction of the two brightest planets in the night sky will take place over several evenings, with the best time ...

A close conjunction of the two brightest planets in the night sky will take place over several evenings, with the best time ...

Venus and Jupiter — are by far the brightest of those that are readily visible with the unaided eye. In fact, on one ...

On June 17, the crescent Moon will slide directly in front of Venus during daylight hours, hiding the planet from view for observers in parts of the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Venezuela. This ...

In one of the year’s most striking naked-eye celestial events, Venus and Jupiter will appear to come within just 1.6 degrees ...

June may bring the shortest nights of the year in the northern hemisphere, but the sky is still putting on a beautiful show ...

June's night sky delivers several must-see events, starting with a close encounter between Venus and Jupiter after sunset. Mercury joins the pair to form a rare three-planet lineup, while the Moon ...

Traditional satellite systems transmit raw data continuously to distant data centers on Earth, straining available bandwidth. Venus-Space allows operators to filter, compress, and analyze data in ...

Despite the scorching, toxic conditions on the planet Venus, some scientists want to look there for life—in the clouds.

Snapchat Planets turns your friendship ranking into a tiny social solar system, where being Mercury is elite and Neptune ...

The night sky this weekend is set aglow with this year’s only full Blue Moon. Following the full Flower Moon on the first day of May, the 31st marks the completion of yet anothe ...