NASA’s Galileo spacecraft uncovered violent conditions inside Jupiter before its mission ended in the giant planet.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When the late and great Times sports columnist Mike Downey decided years ago to write about jockey Billy Shoemaker ...

Venus and Jupiter are the top evening features for your observing run after sunset in May. Jupiter also hosts a handful of exciting double transits — and double shadow transits — involving Europa and ...

Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) continues to brighten ahead of its closest approach to Earth on April 26, and you can watch it fly between the sun and Earth through the eyes of an orbiting spacecraft this ...

Measurements of this interstellar comet’s molecular makeup show an excess of heavy water molecules that is dramatically different from anything known to have ever formed around our sun Astronomers ...

The ion tail appeared as Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS was about 45 million miles from Earth (72 million kilometers) during its closest approach. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

May 2026 offers striking celestial events across both hemispheres, with Venus and Jupiter dominating the evening sky and Mercury, Mars, and Saturn visible before dawn. Highlights include rare Jovian ...

Seeing a classic car getting a second change after decades off the road is heart-warming and all. But seeing it fire up and drive almost right away makes it that much better. This 1966 Mercury Comet ...

The scientific wonderers at What If imagine the complete annihilation scenario of Jupiter consuming Earth in a planetary collision. Senate advances war powers measure after GOP’s Cassidy switches ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS has much more "heavy" water than comets that formed in the solar system, according to a new study. Hans Anderson, Michigan News Our time with our interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, ...