For its final images, at around 6 billion kilometers (4 billion miles) from the Sun, the probe pointed its cameras back in our direction and took a "Solar System Family Portrait".

NASA also points out that July and August is an excellent chance to view the constellation Aquila, also known as the eagle as ...

Before looking for Mercury, there is a simple rule. Never point binoculars or telescopes towards the Sun. It is best to wait for the Sun to have set. This will give you more than an hour to spot ...

Everything in space—from Earth and the sun to black holes—accounts for just 15% of all matter in the universe. The rest of ...

Jodrell Bank is gearing up for a summer filled with space-themed activities for families. From July 19 to August 31, the observatory will open its Rocket Lab, where children can build and launch stomp ...

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that ...

Imaging data from Japan’s Himawari-8 and -9 meteorological satellites have been successfully used to monitor temporal changes ...

Tasked to look at Earth, Japan's Himawari-8 and -9 meteorological satellites have been successfully repurposed to observe changes in Venus' cloud-top ...

Everything in space - from the Earth and Sun to black holes - accounts for just 15% of all matter in the universe . The rest of the cosmos seems to ...

A superbright Mars is currently visible alongside Regulus, the "Heart of the Lion" star located around 79 light-years from Earth.