Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71 per cent of its surface. Venus, our closest planetary neighbor, is ...
Greetings, stargazers. This is the time of year to get your astronomer holiday wish list in order and make predictions for the new year. I was surprised to look through my previous columns and ...
The third annual 5K and 10K run/walk event starts at 9 a.m. Saturday at the University of the Pacific Wendell Philips Center ...
If a star as close to us as the Sun were to undergo any of these life on Earth would wither under the intense radiation, and ...
Once, the 'Star of Bethlehem' holiday show was the biggest draw on the planetarium schedule. But these are edgier times ...
Scientists have long believed Venus to be Earth's twin, once hosting oceans of liquid water. However, a new research, based on the study of gases released by Venus's volcanoes, suggests this was never ...
December offers a celestial treat with Venus shining as the "Evening Star" and Jupiter at its brightest during opposition.
A longstanding theory has held that Venus was once habitable in the distant past, but new research runs contrary to that ...
When Jupiter is in opposition, it basically means it's close to the sun and Earth, Throop said. "And so it appears the ...
In the next decade, researchers will start probing the atmosphere of planets as small as Earth and Venus orbiting nearby ...
The Geminid meteor shower is due to peak on December 13, but there's plenty of other celestial sights to feast your eyes on ...