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Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars are all visible after sunset, but social media claims about it being a rare "planetary ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope has provided groundbreaking insights into a new type of exoplanet, fundamentally different ...

A rare parade of planets will light up the night sky throughout January. Six planets will be in alignment for the rest of the ...

The night sky is putting on a celestial show with a dazzling "planetary parade" featuring six major planets and a bonus comet ...

Astronomers have made new discoveries about young star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using the James Webb ...

Rayet 140, has been closely studied, revealing the formation and outward expansion of carbon-rich dust shells. Data from the ...

You’ll be able to view a rare alignment of planets this month and into February. Our astrotourism expert reveals the best ...

The European Space Agency's Milky Way-mapper Gaia has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission, racking up more than 3 ...

Astronaut Don Pettit has taken one of the most incredible astrophotography pictures ever, and possibly the best taken by ...