A composite of two observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show Jupiter's aurora.NASA/ESA/J. Nichols (University of Leicester) An astronomer's map of a heat wave on Jupiter helped solve the ...

Two new large solar flares over the last 36 hours have increased the chances of northern lights this week, here's the latest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Northern Lights in an arc across the northern sky over ...

When astronomers are searching the depths of space for new objects it's typically easier to find undiscovered planets if they're orbiting a star. That's because spotting the dips in the star's ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For the first time, astronomers using data from the Keck II ...

Auroras aren’t only visible on Earth. An astronaut on Mars might be able to see one, and it’s likely to be mostly blue instead of red and green. The picture above shows what an aurora might look like ...

For a planet so far from the sun, its upper atmosphere is a boiling 400 degrees Celsius (750 Fahrenheit). That's about the same as Earth's upper atmosphere. "Jupiter is five times farther from the sun ...