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Such a system could run circles around the first human-made object to reach the Venusian regolith, Venera 7.A Space Age kid, Mitchell grew up seeing low-quality images from the Venera program “that

Although scientists have yet to find the elusive Planet 9, a recently discovered exoplanet in deep space may provide further evidence the mysterious celestial object indeed exists.The exoplanet HD 106

The gas giants Saturn and Jupiter are drawing ever closer together.The 'great conjunction' of these planets in the night sky is imminent.see Jupiter on the inside lane, approaching Saturn all month an

By David GrimmDec.For those of you looking for a pandemic break, here are some of our most popular non–COVID-19 stories of the year, along with some personal favorites—almost all of them stories w

Jupiter and Saturn will appear to nearly touch in the night sky on the winter solstice this Monday, in a rare alignment that has happened only twice since the Middle Ages.Weather permitting, the conju

Google Doodle celebrates great conjunction and arrival of winter.On Monday, as the Northern Hemisphere marks the beginning of winter with the solstice, we're also being treated to a rare and spectacu

Google Doodle celebrates great conjunction and arrival of winter.On Monday, as the Northern Hemisphere marks the beginning of winter with the solstice, we're also being treated to a rare and spectacu

From the pandemic to wildfires, most of what nature has given us in 2020 has knocked us for a loop.It’s two of our solar system’s largest planets–Jupiter and Saturn–which will appear closer in

21 is the perfect night to stare up at the stars and witness 'the great conjunction.According the Google Doodle information page, the animation is a celebration of the night's 'unusual show,' as well

While it's not an actual star, the two planets will certainly make a bright splash in the night sky.'Alignments between these two planets are rather rare, occurring once every 20 years or so, but this