What drives us to send probes throughout the solar system and rovers and landers to Mars? It's not cheap, and it's not easy.

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

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia has erupted, sending an ash column 26,000 feet high and ...

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup.

Venus is a Victim of a Rampant Greenhouse Effect Venus's atmosphere is made mostly of carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gasses that traps heat and causes the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide ...

Venus and Mercury retrogrades encourage introspection and recalibration, affecting relationships, finances, and communication. Aries must focus on self-improvement, while Taurus should delve into ...

Mars presents a similar challenge. Several billion years ago, the planet had flowing rivers and active volcanoes. Today, sinuous channels appear on the sides of Martian volcanoes. Some scientists ...

when seven planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — lined up on the same side of the sun. Dury photographed this rare cosmic event from the Mendip Hills ...

Bottom: NASA researchers on the slopes of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano ... our watery planet bounces about three-tenths of incoming rays back into space. Venus has an even higher albedo than ...

If you answered "yes" to one - or all - of the above, chances are you're feeling the effects of Venus Retrograde. Like all other planets, Venus - responsible for love and beauty - transits ...