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 ...

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure — and reveal how little is understood about ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador's Pacific coast shook the northern part of the country Friday, with some initial reports of some damages to houses. No injuries were reported.

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

Before sunrise on April 25, a slender waning crescent moon will appear left of Venus and Saturn to create the tilted happy face.

In an era of reusable rockets and near-daily access to space, NASA is still paying more than it did 30 years ago to launch ...

Well, in the predawn hours of April 25 it literally will be thanks to a double conjunction that will see Saturn, Venus and ...

With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and ...

Lunar samples show evidence that solar wind could be behind the water molecules on the moon's surface, according to NASA. The results could shine a light on how water ice collects in cold traps formed ...

If there's life in the solar system beyond Earth, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, seems a logical place to find it. A new study ...