When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. On the mornings surrounding Wednesday, Aug. 14, the orbital motion of the red planet Mars will ...

The Great Red Spot is a gigantic storm, twice the size of Earth, that has swirled for centuries. It’s just one of many on the ...

Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed in the first million years after the Sun was born. Others, including the ...

Yale astronomers may have discovered the origin story for one of the universe’s most dazzling phenomena — the double “hot Jupiter” — as well as a plan to find more of them. Hot Jupiters are large, ...

Be sure to set your alarm clock for at least a couple of hours before sunrise on Wednesday morning (Aug. 14), for if you have a clear view toward the east, you'll be able to see brilliant Jupiter ...