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Astrophotography in November 2024: what to shoot in the night sky this coming month

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

Digital Camera World · Oct 31, 2024

Saturn gets its 1st confirmed Trojan asteroid — but it might be stolen

Saturn has finally joined the solar system's other giant planets in possessing a Trojan asteroid, but it may have stolen it. The bouncing asteroid seems to have originated in the Kuiper belt.

Space · Oct 24, 2024

The Pluto problem: Is it time to rethink our definition of a planet?

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) famously demoted Pluto to a dwarf planet. Things have been a bit of a mess since then — so is it time to redefine the planet?

Space · Oct 22, 2024

Scientists finally know why ultraviolent superstorms flare up on Uranus and Neptune

Scientists finally know why ultraviolent superstorms flare up on Uranus and Neptune

LiveScience · Sep 16, 2024

Space photo of the week: 1st-ever close-up of Neptune is Voyager 2's final portrait of a planet

Voyager 2, NASA's longest-running mission, explored Neptune during a historic encounter on Aug. 25, 1989, sending back humanity's first close-ups of the planet.

LiveScience · Aug 25, 2024

Have astronomers found the 'secret recipe' for rapid planet growth?

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus may dominate the solar system, but their formation remains mysterious. A new model could account for these planets' rapid and efficient births.

Space · Aug 20, 2024

See the moon meet Mars, follow the Arc to Arcturus and keep your eyes peeled for meteors and more this week

Discover your night sky this week, July 29 — Aug. 4, 2024, using just your naked eyes, no equipment necessary.

Space · Jul 29, 2024

A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Astronomers have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean.

Space · Jul 26, 2024

See Mars and Uranus make a close approach in the night sky tonight

Skywatchers will see both Mars and Uranus in the same field of view overnight using a pair of binoculars. Here's how to spot the planetary pair.

Space · Jul 15, 2024

What would happen if a black hole wandered into our solar system?

Black holes aren't "cosmic vacuum cleaners," but what would happen if one wandered into our solar system?

LiveScience · Jul 15, 2024