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Dr Tamasine Preece says boys have asked her if "a soft squeeze on the neck is OK".

Dr Tamasine Preece says boys have asked her if "a soft squeeze on the neck is OK".

The words may be similar, but astronomy (a science) and astrology (a divinatory practice) are very different things.

A look at the compositions of terrestrial planets, gas giants, and ice giants in our Solar System.

The worlds of our Solar System run the gamut of temperatures. Here are some of the hottest and coldest places we know of.

Planet X and Planet Nine are planets that have, at one time or another, been thought to exist in our Solar System. Both were theorized to explain orbital…

The Moon is shrinking in both actual volume and its apparent size from Earth’s perspective. We explain how scientists know this, why it happens, and how…

Hosting a solar eclipse-watching party is a fantastic way to share one of nature’s most awe-inspiring events with your friends and family. Here’s a guide…

A handy guide to help tease apart the differences between asteroids, comets, meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids. e

An explainer on planetary conjunctions, and what it means when a planet is at conjunction or at opposition.