Mariner 1 and 2, twin spacecraft developed from the Ranger lunar probe and equipped with seven instruments, were designed for a joint mission to Venus; however, Mariner 1 failed minutes after its July ...

At least two ingredients are needed to make jets — rotation and magnetic fields — and these produce the ubiquitous laserlike jets we see.

A grand-design spiral galaxy, named Alaknanda, was discovered forming approximately 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, challenging previous astrophysical models on the timescale required for ...

Comet 24P/Schaumasse is presented as an observable target, estimated at 12th magnitude, situated in the vicinity of Leo the Lion. Optimal viewing for Comet 24P/Schaumasse is specified for ...

On December 12, Uranus will be observable in western Taurus, situated 7 arcminutes due south of the 6th-magnitude star 14 Tauri, providing an identification aid. The Geminid meteor shower is forecast ...

On December 9th, Neptune will attain its stationary point at 7 P.M. EST, marking the conclusion of its retrograde motion. The ice giant will be situated near Saturn and the Circlet of Pisces in the ...

Stephan's Quintet, discovered in 1877 by French astronomer Edouard Stephan in the constellation Pegasus, exemplifies the enhanced detail observable through larger astronomical apertures. The group ...

On November 26, Jupiter will execute a passage south of Pollux. Dwarf planet 1 Ceres will achieve a stationary point at 6 P.M. EST in Cetus, subsequently shifting from retrograde to prograde motion, ...

On November 25, Jupiter will be observable approximately 10° above the eastern horizon by 9 P.M. local time, positioned 7° south of Pollux and visible near Gemini's twin stars, Castor and Pollux.

On November 27, Saturn will reach a stationary point in the constellation Aquarius, visible at magnitude 0.9 and positioned 40° high in the southern sky at 8 P.M. EST, with a waxing Moon in close ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), employing its infrared capabilities, offered new insights into the Sombrero Galaxy (M104), revealing previously hidden stars by softening the appearance of its ...