When astronomers found a large world farther out than Pluto, it became one of the final nails in the coffin of our ninth ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

They said its orbit is stabilizing perhaps because the outer layers of the white dwarf are being sucked into the black hole, providing a kick-back action preventing the object from crossing the ...

One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery on Thursday (January 16, 2025), stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station ...

Planetary parade in January: A planetary parade is a colloquial term that applies when four or more planets line up in the night sky at once. Sky watchers will get a good view of some of the planets ...

A rare celestial event is set to take place this month, offering an eerie glimpse at a grouping of planets in total alignment. Just days after the Wolf Moon – the first full moon of 2025, which ...

Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket into orbit for the first time early Thursday ... But where Musk dreams of colonizing Mars, Bezos ...

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which either blaze back to Earth or are maneuvered into a “graveyard orbit.” Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos has said he hopes planet Earth will be turned into a sort of national park.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ...

One of the two NASA astronauts stuck in space got a much-welcome change of scenery when she stepped out for her first spacewalk after seven months in orbit. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have ...

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin reaches orbit in 1st New Glenn launch, misses booster landing 4 astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's capsule trouble Then SpaceX delayed the launch ...