The Education Department has begun dropping references to “harmful” DEI initiatives from its public-facing communication ...

On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of planetary collision called “kiss-and-capture,” where Pluto and proto-Charon briefly connected and spun together before separating into their current orbital ...

Hubble has previously imaged the same nebula, with an image released in 2023 and another shared in 2020. You might also recognize the name of this nebula as it was made world famous when the James ...

For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...

While claims of a “rare alignment” are overblown, you can still see up to six planets in the night sky this weekend. Here's ...

Davis Astronomy Club invites everyone on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 25, for a free viewing of the rare alignment of six ...

For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...

Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.

Witness the "night of the red moon" as a 67-minute total lunar eclipse graces the U.S. skies on March 13-14.

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...