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Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University ...
A new study indicates that Mercury's core-mantle boundary (CMB) may possess a diamond layer that extends up to 18 kilometers ...
Mercury and Venus retrograde, two of the many celestial events some believe can cause turmoil, ended this month.
Venus will be at its brightest in the morning sky — just 67 days after it was at its brightest in the evening sky. Here's why ...
Experts from Japan predict the sun will destroy all life on Earth no later than the year 1,000,002,021 as supercomputers set ...
The crescent moon will be the centerpiece of April's final astronomical event as it bunches up with Venus, Saturn and Mercury in the eastern sky on Friday morning. All four objects will be visible to ...