Dennis Herrmann developed a life-long interest in astronomy at an early age and got his first telescope at the age of 12.

Akatsuki, also called the Venus Climate Orbiter, was launched in 2010 to enter the orbit of Venus and collect the planet's ...

For nearly a decade, Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft circled Venus, offering scientists rare glimpses into the planet’s turbulent ...

It's largely agreed that the moon was created around 4.5 billion years ago when a protoplanet collided with early molten ...

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA) declared its Akatsuki spacecraft dead on Tuesday (Oct. 28), more than a ...

Two gravitational wave signals explain why the heavier black holes of the causal pairs did not originate in a stellar ...

Contrary to allegations that 31/ATLAS is potentially hostile alien tech, the Manhattan-sized comet could provide potentially ...

The universe has quasi-moons, mini-moons, and moonlets, but no official definition of what counts as a moon.

A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 SC79, is drawing global attention due to its unusual orbit inside Venus's path and its rapid 128-day solar circuit. This 'twilight' asteroid, roughly 700 meters ...

Astronomers have identified a rare asteroid racing unusually close to the Sun. Designated 2025 SC79, the asteroid orbits the Sun every 128 days, making it the second-fastest known asteroid and only ...

An illustration showing an asteroid concealed within the Suns bright glare. A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2025 SC79, races around the Sun every 128 days, making it the second-fastest known ...