Join us as we count down to Cassini's grand finale, and look back over what the spacecraft has discovered during its mission to Saturn ...

The curious minds at What If investigate the violent collision of Jupiter and Uranus, revealing the catastrophic cosmic ...

January doesn’t skimp on cosmic sightseeing. The month begins with a vibrant supermoon, continues with the year’s best Jupiter view, and ends with multiple moon-planet conjunctions. Aurora activity ...

The dazzling lights of the aurora are created when high-energy particles from space collide with Earth's atmosphere. While ...

Auroras occur when solar wind collides with Earth’s magnetic field, creating dazzling lights. Learn why auroras appear in red ...

The curious minds at What If explore the cataclysmic consequences if Jupiter and Saturn collided, revealing the chain reaction such a cosmic clash would unleash across the solar system.

Observations of the two solar system gas giants have revealed that Jupiter 's north pole hosts a central polar vortex ...

Jupiter and Saturn's different polar storms reveal clues about planet interiors: Saturn has harder bottom than Jupiter.

On Jan. 17, 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saturn and the moon are about to meet up for a short-lived cosmic hangout. That's good news for avid skygazers, who will in one ...

Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also features a Moon–Saturn meetup and the steady glow of the Beehive Cluster for ...