It's not for nothing that a gigantic comet has come to be known as the "devil comet." As the celestial body makes its slow journey around the sun, amateur astronomers have noticed that the gas and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Seven planets, along with the sun and the moon, align across the sky above Earth's Mendip Hills ...

The SwRI-led Lucy mission will survey eight asteroids in 12 years with one spacecraft, breaking records in its epic journey to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. (Photo courtesy of SwRI via Courthouse News) ...

The International Astronomical Union defines a planet as a celestial body that orbits the sun, is massive enough that gravity has forced it into a spherical shape, and has cleared away other objects ...

A recently identified asteroid is capturing astronomers' attention with its frantic race around the Sun. Discovered under unique observation conditions, this celestial body named 2025 SC79 stands out ...

A Feb. 22 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims a form of navigation that relies on celestial objects such as the sun, moon and stars proves the Earth is flat and stationary. "The Ancients ...

Ancient Vedic astrology identifies nine celestial bodies, the Navagrahas, as powerful influences on human destiny. Each planet, from the Sun's vitalit ...