How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth. How many moons it has: At ...

The moon's orbit isn't a perfect circle. Instead, it's more stretched out, kind of like an oval, which means its distance from Earth varies by about 30,000 miles (48,000 km). The surface of the moon ...

The red planet Mars, named for the Roman god of war, has long been an omen in the night sky. And in its own way, the planet’s rusty red surface tells a story of destruction. Billions of years ago, the ...

Pluribus imagines Kepler-22b as an ocean world that sends a gift to humanity through radio waves. In real life, no such ...

We have just entered a very favorable period for observing the so-called "elusive" planet Mercury. From now, until about May 13, you should be able to find it with not much difficulty. But how well do ...

Eris was one of the first dwarf planets to be discovered in the solar system. It is almost the same size as Pluto, and its discovery directly led to the former ninth planet's demotion. Eris also has a ...

The Planet Parade of 2025 is a truly extraordinary celestial event that has stargazers excited. From January 21 to mid-February, six planets will align in the sky: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

Many of us harbor nostalgia for the days when Pluto was still classified as one of the solar system’s official planets, but its dwarf planet status didn’t make Pluto any less interesting. During its ...

Starting today (January 25), till February and March, the sky is going to be full of stars! However, there is room for a slight rectification here, as the marvelous astronomical event has been tagged ...

Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle reporter for Fox News Digital.

JACKIE. YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON. IT’S A REALLY NICE DAY OUT HERE. OF COURSE, WE’VE GOT THE SUN SHINING ON THIS EARTH DAY. A LITTLE BREEZY, SO MY HAIR HAS BEEN KIND OF GOING HERE. THERE AND EVERYWHERE. A ...