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Pale Blue Dot: The iconic Valentine's Day photo of Earth turns 35 today — and you're probably in it ByDamien Pine published 14 February 25 On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale Blue Dot" image is just as awe-inspiring today.

The image captures a zodiacal light, a triangular glow seen in the night sky. A strange triangle will appear in the zodiac this month. How to see rare 'zodiacal light,' before it disappears. ByJamie Carter published 12 February 25 A 'false dusk' will be visible during twilight in February, but only from locations that are free of light pollution. Here's everything you need to know about zodiacal light.

a photo of the night sky with the Milky Way and Venus visible Venus, the 'love planet', will look extra special this Valentine's Day. Here's why. ByJamie Carter published 11 February 25 In a cosmic coincidence, Venus — the planet named for the Roman goddess of love — will be at its brightest and best on Valentine's Day. Heres where and when to see it.

A photograph of Io Jupiter's 'tormented moon' Io just unleashed the most powerful volcanic event ever seen ByHarry Baker published 4 February 25 NASA's Juno spacecraft has discovered a giant volcanic hot spot on the surface of Jupiter's hellish moon Io. The eruptions in this area are chucking out six times the energy being produced by all Earth's power stations, researchers say.

an illustration of planets in the solar system Which planet is closest to the sun? ByBriley Lewis published 2 February 25 Mercury takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the sun.

An image showing Mars at two different time points, before and after a dust storm. We may finally know what causes Mars' gigantic, planet-wide dust storms ByAbha Jain published 27 January 25 Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' dust storms, a new study suggests.

an illustration of our solar system See a 'parade' of 6 planets fill the sky on Saturday night — before a bonus 7th planet joins in March ByJamie Carter last updated 24 January 25 Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even better view arrives in February and March. Here's what you need to know.

An image of Jupiter mostly shielded in shadow An interstellar visitor may have changed the course of 4 solar system planets, study suggests ByAbha Jain published 19 January 25 An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.

An illustration of a ringed planet Earth's moon could've had Saturn-like rings, new study hints ByDeepa Jain published 14 January 25 A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the mystery of why no ringed moons exist today.

an illustration showing a close up of Saturn and its rings with a small spacecraft orbiting around it We might have been completely wrong about the origin of Saturn's rings, new study claims ByPatrick Pester published 17 December 24 Computer modeling suggests Saturn's rings are billions of years older than previous research suggests — but the new findings are up for debate.

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