"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has made yet another exciting discovery—but it never works alone. Thanks ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA's Europa Clipper mission on Monday launched a satellite to investigate Europa, Jupiter’s “mysterious moon” — a world covered in ice that scientists say could ...

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

A giant gas planet comparable in size to Saturn exists around a small red dwarf star. The discovery is beyond the scope of ...

What color is moonlight typically, and what other colors can moonlight look like from our perspective on Earth?

NASA's leadership change comes at a pivotal moment for the agency, which is already bracing for potentially severe funding ...

The star HIP 67522 with a flare erupting toward an orbiting planet, HIP 67522 b, is depicted in this illustration released by ...

Virts, formerly commander of the International Space Station, is running for a Senate seat in Texas as a Democrat.

Astronomy’s latest trophy planet, TOI-4465 b, is a lumbering gas giant six times heavier than Jupiter. Its existence came to ...

The flares may heat up and inflate the planet's atmosphere, which is dominated by hydrogen and helium. Being lashed by these ...

A new capability is provided to additionally view the near real-time location of Chinese satellites overpassing our forces ...