The planet action is back this month—here’s how to enjoy it.

A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...

The farthest, smallest and faintest full moon of the year rises this weekend and you can watch it live online.

Mites are common in the Antarctic – there are hundreds of species. Some even live in the nasal cavities of penguins. Penguin ...

The full “Pink” Moon of April will grace our skies Saturday night. This full Moon is a micromoon, set to be the smallest of ...

"What surprised us, at the end, was how effective this type of impact could be in explaining Mercury's unusual structure ...

Skywatchers, get ready for a dazzling lunar display this weekend: April's full moon, known as the Pink Moon or Paschal Moon, ...

As large as the April 12 full moon may appear, it will lie near apogee — its farthest point from the Earth. At a distance of some 252,264 miles, this full moon will be the farthest (and the smallest) ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it ...

March 28, 2025 • Earth can sustain life for another 100 million years, but can we? This episode, we partner with Radiolab to take stock of the essential raw materials that enable us to live as ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s star – one of our closest stellar neighbors – though they concluded that all of them are too hot to harbor ...

This planet, five times larger than Earth, has extreme temperatures reaching 2,400°C and could contain significant quantities of diamonds. This discovery challenges our understanding of planetary ...