A pairing-off of the brightest planet and a slender crescent moon will be the chief celestial attraction in the dawn sky ...

Reanalysis of NASA's Pioneer Venus mission data reveals that Earth's twin contains 62% water in hydrated compounds.

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On the early morning of October 19, a slender crescent moon pairs with the brightest planet, Venus, creating a stunning ...

We have mapped and discovered a large portion of the most dangerous asteroids in the Solar System, but there is a glaring ...

Instead, they’re much closer, in resonance with Venus. But they’re so difficult to observe that they remain invisible, even though they may pose a real risk of collision with our planet in the distant ...

A swarm of giant city-killer asteroids hiding near Venus poses an “invisible threat” to life on Earth, astronomers have warned in a new study. These space rocks, known as co-orbital asteroids, tag ...

The dream of living on another planet has intrigued scientists, engineers, and explorers for a long time. Now, the dream is ...

In a nutshell: A recent study has revealed that Venus, Earth's closest planetary neighbor, may harbor a largely undetected population of asteroids capable of crossing Earth's path over thousands of ...

Earth is apparently at risk from nearly invisible asteroids around Venus. Latest research suggests that some asteroids sharing Venus' orbit are extremely difficult to detect from ...

"We consider this phenomenon as a promising candidate to explain the fact that the solar activity is much more benign than that of other sun-like stars." A new study suggests that the planets in our ...

Planet to cross sun's face Tuesday. Watch, but protect your eyes. June 1, 2012 — -- Watch with care. Tuesday afternoon, U.S. time, we earthlings will be treated to the rare spectacle of a transit ...