Science Aug 14 How to spot the 6 planets visible in the early morning skies this month By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press
Science Mar 20 Venus will pass between the Earth and sun this weekend, but don’t try to look for it Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup. By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press
World Dec 16 Study suggests Saturn’s rings could be 4.5 billion years old just like the planet New research suggests that Saturn's rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Mar 26 5 planets will align in the night sky this week. Here’s how to see them Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon.
Science Jan 27 Earth prepares for a close encounter with ‘Green Comet’ not seen since the Stone Age A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years. NASA says the dirty snowball last visited during Neanderthal times. It will come within 26 million miles of Earth. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Jul 12 Watch 5:32 NASA’s Webb Space Telescope offers a window into the cosmos By Miles O'Brien, Dorothy Hastings NASA shared new revelations Tuesday from the James Webb Telescope, the largest space observatory ever made. The new images capture distant galaxies, new stars and planets, and the furthest look into the birth of the cosmos ever recorded. Science correspondent… Continue watching
Apr 16 WATCH LIVE: TESS, NASA’s new exoplanet hunter, launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket By Jason Steffen, The Conversation NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will monitor more than 200,000 stars to discover thousands of exoplanets, ranging from Earth-sized to gas giants. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 4:50 Hunt for alien life zooms in on newly discovered solar system By PBS News Hour Astronomers have identified seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star that's just a mere 230 trillion miles from our own planet, raising the tantalizing prospect of life in a solar system beyond our own. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Feb 05 Hello, Pluto! New Horizons sends its first pictures of the dwarf planet By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Three billion miles from Earth, the New Horizons space probe sent back its first images of Pluto and its largest moon Charon. Moving at 31,000 miles per hour, New Horizons is set to snap more photos in the coming months,… Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch ALMA telescope spots birth of a planet in ‘milestone’ discovery By PBS News Hour Using the ALMA radio telescope in Chile, astronomers were able to capture the formation of a new planet, and scientists are observing it happen more clearly than ever before. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching