Sometimes, the best innovative ideas come from synthesizing two previous ones. We've reported before on the idea of having a ...

Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that ...

There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth. The latest estimates suggest there are around one septillion stars, which is a 1 followed by 24 zeros. Our sun is a typical G-type ...

Huge breakthrough in the search for aliens: NASA discovers a 'super Earth' exoplanet just 20 light-years away that could have the right conditions to support life For millennia, humans have asked ...

Venus, the brightest point of light in the sky, is two and a half fists held upright and at arm’s length above the ...

While Earthlings were wrapping gifts and preparing holiday buffets this past Christmas Eve, a rocket named for a south ...

Early 2025 is a good time for skygazing and spotting up to seven planets in the night sky – if you have a little help.

Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But ...

It is the beginning of a new space age. On Nov. 25, President Barack Obama signed into law a bill passed by a Republican congress that provides legal clarity and... Performance cookies are used to ...

While the planets are technically always "aligned" along the same plane in our sky, seeing so many at once is a special ...

NEW YORK — Six planets grace the sky this month in what's known as a planetary parade, and most can be seen with the naked ...