WATCH the shocking moment a rare black whole gobbles up a star and causes an earth-shattering explosion in a stunning new ...

Aug. 12-13 — Peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Perseids are fragments shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Every August, ...

Another (and, in our view, more important) source of energy for life on Iceheim is the heat coming from its core, underneath ...

Each evening throughout the month of August, we can see the planet Mars in the western sky after sunset. To find it, look for ...

August is one of my favorite times of year to observe the stars; that’s because it’s warm (for Wyoming)! This month we’ve got ...

Mars remains an evening fixture, Saturn is nearing opposition, and Venus and Jupiter meet in the predawn sky Aug. 12.

August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. October 4, 1957 - The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial ...

Researchers studied the L 98-59 system and confirmed five rocky planets. One is in the habitable zone and may support liquid water.

How early missions like Pioneer and Voyager turned spacecraft into time capsules, carrying Earth's story across the stars.

Mars has a cold, desert-like climate with a thin atmosphere that supports extreme temperature variations, from highs of 68 °F to lows of −243 °F, as well as frequent dust storms of up to 60-70 miles ...

The Perseids meteor shower, which began on July 17, will remain visible until August 24. During its peak, up to 150 meteors ...