Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

NOIRLab shared stunning views of the total lunar eclipse in the night sky over Chile, complete with a blood red moon and ...

What's on and in a star? What happens in an active galactic nucleus? Answering those questions is the goal of a proposed ...

Scientists have long thought that our solar system's ocean worlds, such as Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus, ...

Firefly Aerospace’s successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.

The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled three feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth ...

A rare “blood moon” has risen over much of the world. The phenomenon – more scientifically known as a partial lunar eclipse, ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper ... crust of Jupiter’s moon, Europa. With a complex suite of scientific instruments, it will analyze Europa’s magnetic field, sample its thin atmosphere, and even ...

That's because Starship is key to opening the moon for business. Companies need the rocket's heft and reusability to launch moon mining and tourism. SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket screamed past the ...

During a lunar eclipse, the only light that reaches the moon is light that has traveled through our atmosphere. Since red light is the most likely to emerge on the other side that is what ...

We tend to think of the moon as a cold, dusty rock, but in fact, its surface can get pretty hot during a lunar day. How hot? It turns out that the answer can vary dramatically over a very short ...