Orbital dynamics show that President Trump’s pledge to land astronauts on Mars couldn’t happen until 2029 at the earliest.

This mineral-rich asteroid might have carried the seeds of life. Planetary scientists have discovered organic matter ...

The car, launched in 2018 on a SpaceX rocket’s upper stage, is one of many human-made objects in deep space that could ...

By Pat Beers Block Welcome Star Gazers to this month’s highlights of celestial events visible in Fluvanna County! Fun events to view in February. This month offers star gazers s ...

I was completely thrown for a loop. I thought I was hallucinating for a second,’ a Jewish student enrolled in the class tells ...

In this article, I'll delve into the Moon's phases, including why they occur and how they impact life on Earth. The Sun ...

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

Twenty years ago, the Huygens probe achieved humanity's first landing on a moon in the outer solar system when it touched down on Titan.

The Wolf Moon will reach its peak fullness at 5:27 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13. It will rise in the sky about an hour ...

Hoosiers can get a glimpse of the first full moon of 2025 Monday night. Dubbed the "wolf moon" for its connection to wolves calling on those long January evenings, this month's other astronomical ...

The 245th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society is being held Jan. 12 to Jan. 16 and will feature remarkable findings from the James Webb Space Telescope. Thousands of scientists from ...