The Biomass mission will use a long-forbidden part of the radio spectrum to see how much carbon forests capture.

Imagine waking up one morning to a world where compasses point south instead of north, where auroras shimmer across the ...

A new image has emerged of the Red Planet rising above the lunar limb after being occulted by the moon in January.

Photographer extraordinaire Don Pettit is about to return to Earth following a seven-month stay aboard the space station. Take a moment to enjoy his best work.

Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system ...

Pop star Katy Perry and five other women safely returned to Earth after reaching space aboard Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket ...

A team of researchers led by Indian-origin astrophysicist Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan claimed on Thursday to have found the ...

By Carl Zimmer The search for life beyond Earth has led scientists ... “It’s the first time humanity has seen potential biosignatures on a habitable planet.” The study was published ...

April’s pink “micromoon” will appear smaller than other full moons this year as it nears its farthest point from Earth in its ...

The moon is anticipated to reach its full moon phase on April 12, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. Rather than being a ...