A new NASA spacecraft called Pandora is awaiting launch ahead of its journey to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, or ...

Friday night into Saturday morning will see the Earth move between the sun and Jupiter, which will bring Jupiter as close to Earth as it will get in 2026. According to StarWalk, Jupiter will reach ...

If scientists are able to inspect it in person, and they find that Mars was indeed once alive with microbes, we would know ...

On Jan. 10, 2026, Jupiter reaches opposition, the moment when Earth passes directly between the planet and the sun. It puts ...

Scientists say Earth’s magnetic field may have funneled atmospheric particles to the moon for billions of years. Lunar soil could preserve a record of Earth’s past while providing resources for future ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

The weird and wonderful world of sleeping in space — and what studies of astronauts tell us about the future of sleep ...

Iceland's stark, volcanic landscapes offer NASA a crucial terrestrial analogue for Mars exploration. Scientists study its ...

Every year, January opens the year and tends to feel like a clean slate for you to cast your most ambitious goals and wildest ...

You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA's rovers. What if there were a time machine ...

Jupiter, as always, is a dazzling object, shining among the stars of Gemini the Twins. It reaches opposition on Jan. 10; this ...

Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the ...