The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

Dramatic theories have been proposed to explain the mysterious interiors of Uranus and Neptune, the ice giants of our solar ...

Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

Amino superparamagnetic microparticles (ASMPs) are a fascinating category of nanomaterials that interweave the magnetic allure of superparamagnetic particles with the adaptable nature of amino groups.

This small, rocky planet has a weak but detectable global magnetic field, only about 1 percent the strength of Earth's. A compass on Mercury could align with the field, but the needle's movements ...

World-renowned Greek astrophysicist Stamatios Krimigis says that a human settlement on Mars is a distant dream.

Now, though, a controversial new paper warns that falling space junk could actually weaken Earth’s magnetic field. If that happens ... on other planets like Mercury and Mars.

Venus is a Victim of a Rampant Greenhouse Effect Venus's atmosphere is made mostly of carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse ...

Bone and muscle deterioration, radiation exposure, vision impairment -- these are just a few of the challenges space ...