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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

For a few brief evenings around February 28, every planet in our solar system will be visible at once, with Mercury making a cameo in the planetary parade which is running all this month and next.

Thieves used explosives to break into a museum in the Netherlands and steal several Romanian prehistoric artefacts, including a 2,500-year-old gold helmet. They blasted open a door at the Drents ...

Six planets aligning in a rare celestial event to be best visible today. The best time to view is 45 minutes post-sunset. In a rare celestial event, six planets - Venur, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ...

You may not even need the telescope to enjoy most of the stars. Here’s what you need to know to see the nightly parade of planets. During the planet parade, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will all ...

BUCHAREST, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Romanian artefacts, including a 2,500-year-old gold helmet, were stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands early on Saturday, the museum said. The Geto-Dacian ...

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander captures the Blue Marble while in Earth orbit approximately 6,700 km above the planet on January 23, 2025. Firefly Aerospace It’s been one week since the ...

Have you heard of the “planetary parade” that’s happening in the night skies? For much of January and February, you have the chance to see six planets in our solar system after dark ...

the missing planet will join the line-up. While the planets technically always appear along the same rough line in our sky, the fact that so many can be seen at once is noteworthy, according to NASA.