Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in ...

A child would need to eat 9,000 cookies in a day to approach harmful levels of pesticide or naturally occurring heavy metals.

If the solar system held a poetry slam, each planet would present its unique poetic style. Mercury delivers rapid-fire verses ...

Four planets will be widely visible to the naked eye through part of February, but calling them a 'planetary alignment' may ...

Each planet in our solar system is given a unique, humorous catchphrase that reflects its personality and role. From ...

Planet-watching should only get better throughout the month. Venus, the planet of love, will shine brightest on Valentine's Day (February 14) and throughout the week. Saturn and Mercury will also make ...

Valentine's Day will be more than just a celebration of love this year —it will also carry the powerful energy of February’s ...

Want to watch the meteor showers, eclipses, and celestial events going on in 2025? Check them out from these dark sky ...

Spirographs, invented in 1962, are toys that create geometric patterns using gears. These designs are used in art and similar patterns can be found in nature.

Love Stories is a series about love in all its forms, with a new essay each day through the week of Valentine’s Day. This year we are focusing on astrological forces. Love is a messy and mysterious ...

Australian scientists have found an effective new way to clean up methylmercury, one of the world's most dangerous pollutants ...

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...