A modest NASA space telescope with grand ambitions will soon launch into an orbit around Earth. Here's why scientists are ...

The A.D. 536 eruption of an Arctic volcano was so massive that civilizations fell and undying myths took shape. But that's ...

All the day and night sky highlights in March 2025, including a total lunar eclipse, and a deep partial solar eclipse, and a ...

NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth. Last week, the asteroid had a 3.1% probability of ...

Mars may have once had a vast, ice-free ocean, according to new evidence from China’s Zhurong rover. Using ground-penetrating ...

Venus lies bright but low, while Jupiter and Mars dominate. South America and the eastern Pacific Ocean get the best views of ...

This weekend marks the occasion of the 97th annual Academy Awards. This year’s Oscars come on the heels of the January ...

A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals that Mars is red for very much the same reason it may have once been ...

The research, published Thursday, February 27, in the journal Science, found a strong connection between Earth’s axial tilt ...

February ends with a treat for sky-gazers: a parade of seven planets across the night sky, including Mercury, Uranus and Neptune alongside typically bright planets such as Mars, Venus, Jupiter and ...

The seven planets will line up in a planetary parade on February 28 that will be visible with the naked eye and too good to ...

Ancient glaciers triggered floods that altered ocean chemistry, supporting evolving life. Scientists uncover how past events ...