The moon will be 99% full Friday night, and with mostly clear skies expected for Louisville in the evening, tonight is a good ...

At these distances, the satellites remain within Earth’s protective magnetic shield and can reliably measure the planet’s response to space weather conditions. However, to more directly study incoming ...

NASA has released the closest-ever images of the Sun, captured just 3.8 million miles from its surface. Since its launch in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe has gradually circled closer to the sun, flying ...

"Eight minutes later, the orbiter started receiving data from the descent probe, which slammed into the top of the Jovian atmosphere at a comet-like speed of 170,000 kilometers per hour," NASA ...

Avid sky watchers may also have a chance to see multiple planets and a constellation later this month. Here's what to know.

Venus: Venus dazzles in the eastern sky before sunrise, shining brightly for a couple of hours each morning. It’s joined by ...

Using infrared imaging data collected by the two satellites over a 10-year period from 2015 to 2025, the team estimated ...

A team from the University of Tokyo, led by visiting researcher Gaku Nishiyama, realized that the instrument would be able to measure variation in the temperature on top of the Venusian clouds. They ...

For decades, Venus, often dubbed “Earth’s twin,” has been depicted as a barren, inhospitable world, its surface locked in an unchanging, oven-hot state. Yet, recent data from NASA’s Magellan orbiter ...

Mars has always been the top target for human colonization, but what if Venus is a better option? While its surface is extreme, the upper atmosphere has conditions similar to Earth, making it a ...

NASA illustration of the Parker Solar Probe (main) and NASA image of Venus taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft (inset). Parker will image Venus's surface as it flies by the planet today on its way ...

The VERITAS mission to Venus is back on. NASA offered new details about when launch will happen and what scientists hope to learn about the planet.