Could microbes endure just beneath the surface of Mars, in exposed layers of dusty ice? Scientists say such places are worth checking out.

A quasar is the extremely bright core of a galaxy that hosts an active supermassive black hole at its center. As the black ...

The Hunter's Moon of October 2024 will be the largest full moon of the year thanks to its proximity to Earth. The moon ...

Coloradans looking to the west in the early evening hours this week have the chance of spotting an ancient marvel not seen ...

It was very exciting to be able to see it. We had been hearing so much about it on the news,” Lanouette said. ”We have seen ...

A rare double feature over the Philadelphia region as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS dazzles in the western sky and the Hunter's Moon supermoon rises in the east. Here's your viewing guide.

Comets that are visible to the naked eye are not common,” said Tim Brothers, the manager for the MIT Wallace Astrophysical ...

All these planetary finds, of which there are now over 5,700 confirmed discoveries, help us grasp what's out there — and ...

If you’ve missed a glimpse of the bright comet streaking through the evening sky, it’s not too late to catch it again.

Using the Gaia space telescope, astronomers have observed 55 massive stars ejected from their home star cluster in the Large ...

Quality planetarium software is essential to planning observations, especially for comets. Many software packages are ...