Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

Mars still is spectacularly brilliant, as brilliant as it will be for another 26 months. When the Red Planet again falls into an orbit opposite the sun - called “opposition.” It is so bright that with ...

On the evening of February 1, six of the planets will be visible to the naked eye at the same time along with the moon. The planets will be aligned along the Earth's ecliptic plane, surrounding a ...

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 ...

NASA's Osiris-Rex mission has uncovered invaluable samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing ancient salty minerals and amino ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

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

Scientists have studied the moon's surface for decades to help piece together its complex geological and evolutionary history ...

On Monday (Jan. 27), Texas-based Firefly released two photos of the moon that Blue Ghost captured from Earth orbit. One shows ...

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.