Scientists have discovered methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, a finding that has surprised astronomers studying the outer solar system.

More than 50 times further from the Sun than Earth, the tiny dwarf planet Makemake is one of the last places you'd expect to ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, September 26The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 5:46 A.M. EDT. At that time, our satellite will stand ...

Luray Caverns, nestled in Virginia’s picturesque Shenandoah Valley, is exactly that kind of subterranean marvel—a place where reality seems to bend and the ordinary rules of nature create something ...

“Pluto’s Ghost” stands as a towering white formation that seems to glow from within when illuminated. Its spectral appearance creates one of the more dramatic vignettes in the caverns, a solitary ...

Growing evidence suggests that a subsurface ocean lurks beneath the icy surface of Uranus' moon Ariel, but new research, ...

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed a white dwarf - a highly compact stellar ember - that appears to ...

On Sept. 24, Mars will square Pluto retrograde, triggering intensity and upheaval within community spaces. Discover what this ...

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered the remains of a frozen, Pluto-like world being devoured by a ...

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★ Avoid power struggles, especially with the police, bosses, parents, teachers and anyone in a ...