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Venus and Jupiter conjunction: The 2 brightest planets will 'kiss' early Tuesday morning

Venus and Jupiter will meet in a conjunction in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 12. Here's everything you need to know to spot the two brightest planets at their best.

LiveScience · Aug 9, 2025

What is Chiron? The asteroid currently in retrograde

Chiron is an asteroid-slash-comet orbiting somewhere past Jupiter and Saturn

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

Move over Mercury – Chiron is in retrograde. What even is Chiron?

You might have seen an interesting phrase popping up in your social media feeds lately: “Chiron is in retrograde.” If you’re anything like me, you’ve never heard of Chiron before – and I’m a professional astronomer.

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2025

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Jupiter and its 4 largest moons will line up in the sky on Aug. 8. Here's how to see the 'parade'

Jupiter's four Galilean moons will line up in front of Jupiter in the early morning sky on Aug. 8.

Space · Aug 7, 2025

Meet the space maestro venturing where no woman has gone before

The new astronomer royal’s job really is rocket science, writes India Block

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025

Venus and Jupiter conjunction 2025: How to see two iconic planets meet in the morning sky

Venus and Jupiter meet in the morning sky on Aug. 12. Catch their dazzling conjunction just before sunrise with the crescent moon joining later!

Space · Aug 5, 2025

Alien life on Mars or Europa could survive off cosmic rays instead of the sun, scientists suggest

Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex organic molecules.

Space · Aug 5, 2025

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Cosmic rays could help support alien life on worlds outside the 'Goldilocks zone'

A new study suggests that cosmic radiation could potentially provide the energy to kick-start extraterrestrial life deep beneath the surface of icy worlds like Mars, Europa and Enceladus.

LiveScience · Aug 4, 2025

NASA's Europa Clipper radar passes key test during Mars flyby

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully tested its ice-penetrating radar system during a close flyby of Mars earlier this year.

Space · Aug 4, 2025

Scientists scan famous 'Earthrise' crater on mission to find alien life in our solar system

A large lunar crater featured in the iconic 'Earthrise' photo has just helped the European JUICE spacecraft hone its alien-hunting instruments during a once-in-a-lifetime flyby.

Space · Aug 2, 2025

Earth, Mars, Venus — and a long-lost planet — may have once 'waltzed' in perfect harmony around the sun

New simulations suggest that up to four of the solar system's rocky planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, once orbited in mathematical harmony around the infant sun.

LiveScience · Aug 2, 2025

Stunning 'sun dogs' could sparkle in alien skies, James Webb Space Telescope suggests

High-speed winds on exoplanet WASP-17b may align quartz crystals in its atmosphere and create dazzling light effects like "sun dogs."

Space · Aug 1, 2025

Venus reaches its highest point in the eastern predawn sky on Aug. 1: Here's how to see it

Venus reaches its highest altitude above the eastern horizon in 2025 on Aug. 1.

Space · Jul 31, 2025

Astrophotography guide to August 2025: what to shoot in the night sky this month

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this month

Digital Camera World · Jul 31, 2025

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Space · Jul 30, 2025

James Webb Space Telescope finds giant, lonely exoplanets can build their own planetary friends without a parent star

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have made the shock discovery that giant rogue exoplanets can grow their own planetary systems without needing a parent star.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2025

Planetary scientist Michele Dougherty made first female UK astronomer royal

Physicist who worked on Nasa Cassini mission ‘absolutely delighted’ after being awarded 350-year-old title

Space · Jul 24, 2025

New moon of July 2025 sees Saturn swim with the fishes tonight

Saturn will be quite distinct in the Pisces constellation.

Space · Jul 23, 2025

Scientists may have solved a chemistry mystery about Jupiter's ocean moon Europa

A long-standing mystery about the presence of hydrogen peroxide on Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa may be closer to being solved.

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LiveScience · Jul 23, 2025

Scientists scan famous 'Earthrise' crater on mission to find alien life in our solar system

A large lunar crater featured in the iconic 'Earthrise' photo has just helped the European JUICE spacecraft hone its alien-hunting instruments during a once-in-a-lifetime flyby.

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2025

Could the latest ‘interstellar comet’ be an alien probe? Why spotting cosmic visitors is harder than you think

On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object zooming towards the Sun. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the surprising space traveller had one very special quality: its orbit showed it had come from outside our Solar System.

Space · Jul 22, 2025

Don't miss the crescent moon cozy up to Jupiter early on July 23

The thin crescent moon and Jupiter will be visible to the naked eye for early risers on July 23.

Digital Camera World · Jul 22, 2025

Finding corrupted images is devastating, but what happens when that camera is 370 million miles away? NASA shares how it saved the busted camera aboard Jupiter’s Juno

How do you repair a camera that’s orbiting another planet, 370 million miles away?

Space · Jul 21, 2025

'Chaos' reigns beneath the ice of Jupiter moon Europa, James Webb Space Telescope reveals

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are painting a new picture of Jupiter's moon Europa and revealing the hidden chemistry of the icy moon's interior.

Space · Jul 21, 2025

When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline

Analysis of an ancient meteorite suggests that rocky planets both near and distant from the sun may have formed at the same time, challenging current models of our solar system’s evolution.

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2025

Microbes in deep-sea volcanoes can help scientists learn about early life on Earth, or even life beyond our planet

People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet. Scientists have reason to believe that some of the moons in our solar system – like Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus – may contain deep, salty liquid…

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