NASA’s Lucy mission will continue its journey to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, which share Jupiter’s orbit around the Sun, in 2025. One key event for Lucy is its flyby of the inner main-belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson, scheduled for April 20, 2025.
NASA caught images from the comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), making its closest ... explorers a recent image of a color-enhanced view of Jupiter from NASA’s Juno mission taken in December 2024 and ...
the comparatively weaker gravity of planets can still influence comet orbits in significant ways. As the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter has the strongest influence after the Sun ...
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A celestial body recently discovered by a Chinese observatory has been confirmed as a comet by the International Astronomical Union IAU Astronomers
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Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ATLAS comet.
Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.
A youth looks through a telescope during a stargazing and comet-watching gathering at Joya-La Barreta Ecological ... but only two planets could be seen without any special equipment. Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible to the naked eye this month ...
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever has, surviving expected temperatures of 1,800 degrees to collect data that’s helping scientists better understand how stars work.
An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.
Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you identify them.