“Because Pluto is rotating rapidly prior to the collision, and because Charon lies mostly outside of their corotation zone, ...
Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.
Full Moons have been romantic, beautiful, and mysterious since the beginning of time. Full Moons are known as times of ...
Pluto and its largest moon Charon could have come together via a 10-hour “kiss-and-capture” encounter after a grazing ...
Shortly after sunset, the southwestern horizon is playing host to the stunning planetary conjunction, offering skywatchers a ...
But later – hundreds of millions of years in the future – a permanent, virtually ringless Saturn will become real, thanks to ...
Quadrantids Meteor Shower Predicted Peak0 Planet Parade Begins3 Full Wolf Moon6 Mars at Opposition A new year means it’s time ...
Welcome to WTOP’s inaugural monthly feature of “What’s up in the sky?” Here’s what D.C. stargazers can watch for regarding ...
Witness a lunar occultation of both Mars and the Pleiades; plus, Mars reaches opposition and Venus and Saturn sit close ...
The ring might have acted like a giant sunshade, causing a cooling effect that might have unleashed an ice age.
EARTH is in for yet another spectacular year for breathtaking cosmic displays – from Saturn’s rings disappearing to a 10-year ...
Keep your eyes on the sky this upcoming year for a chance to spot breathtaking meteor showers, a special view of Saturn and a ...