The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

Pluto was discovered in 1930 in Arizona, but in 2006 scientists decided to cut Pluto from the planetary line up. Here is why ...

It wasn’t until NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) turned its eye to the scene that the story took an unexpected turn.

Astronomers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made an unusual discovery, finding a planet which is in the process of disintegrating. And as it decays, it is leaving behind a ...

Get ready for a celestial treat this weekend! Venus, Saturn, and a crescent Moon will align to form a smiling face in the sky ...

"This measurement of the planet population from planets somewhat larger than Earth all the way to the size of Jupiter and ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

Humans are endlessly fascinated by space. Its sheer vastness makes it full of unknowable possibilities – and novelists, ...

Astronomers detected potential biosignatures on exoplanet K2-18b, but findings remain inconclusive. Claims of alien life ...

A planet 140 light-years from Earth that is rapidly falling apart has been spotted by astronomers after they detected an ...

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises Friday, as three celestial bodies will appear ...

The Curiosity rover is heading to a region containing formations that were possibly made by groundwater billions of years ago ...