On February 10, 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded a significant contract to OHB Italia for the development of the ...

A newly identified planet candidate, HD 137010 b, looks strikingly Earth-like in size and orbit — but it may be colder than Mars due to its dimmer star. If it has a thick enough atmosphere, though, ...

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Commercial deep-space mission operator ExLabs has selected CUS-GNC’s SpacePilot onboard autonomy software to pilot its deep-space mission to the near-Earth asteroid Apophis, scheduled to launch in ...

Digital illustration of the Solar system. Sun, Earth and planetary Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and the dwarf Pluto. A row of planets and a stellar nebula in outer space. Clipping path ...

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Planets are always lined up along the same celestial path, so this “parade” is all about timing Six planets will appear along the same stretch of sky just after this weekend, with the best views ...

There’s a celestial connection on the horizon. Six planets—Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus—are set to appear in the sky in what’s known as a planet parade on Feb. 28. And since ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A planet parade — mistakenly called a planetary alignment by ...