Noticeable change on Mars can take millions of years – but ESA’s Mars Express has captured a blanket of dark ash creeping across the planet in just decades. The image shows a scene of two halves, with ...

Mars is a very dry planet with very little water in its atmosphere and hardly any clouds, so you might not expect it to have storms. Yet, there is lightning and thunder on Mars – although not with ...

WASHINGTON — NASA’s planetary science program, while spared steep cuts proposed last year, is still facing a funding shortfall that requires “strategic choices” about which missions to continue.

Microsoft’s research arm has long been fascinated with working with large amounts of data at scale. Projects like TerraServer explored how to search and display geospatial data, mixing mapping and ...

A rare celestial event will be taking place in the sky above California on Saturday night, as six planets are expected to be visible in what is being called a "planetary parade." Look towards the ...

A rare celestial occasion will light up the Saturday evening skyline, featuring a bright six-planet parade in a special planetary alignment visible to stargazers. Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, ...

Six planets are coming together in the sky in what's known as a planetary parade, and you might be able to spot them on Saturday night. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible to the naked ...

Stargazers of Arizona, keep your eyes on the horizon tonight for a cosmic spectacle. A rare six-planet alignment will occur on Saturday, Feb. 28 as Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune ...

An astronomical event dubbed as the planet parade or planetary alignment, which is when—in this case, four—planets are visible to the naked eye on the evening sky (Mars on left, Jupiter in the middle, ...

This weekend provides a rare treat for stargazers. Well, planets, to be more specific. Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will will appear to line up on the horizon shortly after ...

Ready to trade that shovel for a telescope? There's something headed to the Garden State this weekend and no — it's not snow! The first celestial event of the year is on the horizon and this time it's ...