The Moon passes 0.4° south of Spica at 4 A.M. EDT. The best time for observing this...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight (May 9), carrying 26...
We tend to think of habitability in terms of individual planets and their potential to host life....
Most astronomers agree that life is likely common throughout the Universe. While Earth is the only world...
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. That truism, now known as the “Sagan standard” after science communication Carl...
Some parts of the Moon are more interesting than others, especially when searching for future places for...
Pour some coffee for our exclusive chat with the talented Scandinavian filmmaker, Victor Danell, as he talks...
The “afterglow” of the universe is an important piece of evidence for the Big Bang. This background...
Venera 13, launched by the Soviets in 1981, captured this image of the surface of Venus. Dr....
In 1958 the great extragalactic astronomer George Abell of UCLA compiled a catalog of galaxy clusters. It...
A change in engines will cause the launch of a lunar lander being built for a NASA-funded...
President Trump has picked former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be second in command at NASA.
Every time this doomed star plunges through a supermassive black hole's accretion disk, it loses orbital energy...
Rocket Lab has signed a contract to launch its new Neutron rocket on a test flight that...
New details about the crust on Venus include some surprises about the geology of Earth’s hotter twin,...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) utilizes mid-infrared spectroscopy to precisely analyze molecular components such as water...
The lavish galactic saga of "Foundation" returns to Apple TV+ on July 11, starring Lee Pace, Jared...
Supermassive Black Holes reside at the center of large galaxies, where they dominate their surroundings and sometimes...
The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is viewed face-on in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image that incorporates...
A perfect time to explore the lunar maria.