Greetings stargazers. The current sunspot cycle maximum continues to amaze. Several times during the past year, the Aurora ...

You might picture the room where a team worked in the 1960s to plan the American moon landing as one of quiet, cubicled, ...

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, often referred to as the "father of modern science." He made significant contributions to scientific revolution, ...

History loves to tell us about great minds, but some people weren't just smart - they were living in a different century ...

After catching wind of Galileo’s beliefs, the cardinals of the Inquisition convened and decided to condemn Copernicus’ work in 1616. Galileo was ordered not to “actively promote Copernican ideas,” but ...

The largest planet of the solar system, Jupiter, has a rather large family of moons that make up the complex Jovian system. Recent official lists contain names of 95 moons that orbit Jupiter, but this ...

While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor Europa is thought to harbor a vast global ocean of liquid water beneath ...

There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In fact, you should be able to easily see it long before twilight fades. Jupiter is by ...

In 1971, during the Apollo 15 mission, NASA astronaut David Scott carried out one of the most elegant scientific demonstrations in history. Standing on the Moon, 239,000 miles from Earth, he held a ...

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 have an ocean ...

A quote of the day picks one powerful line of wisdom to spark inspiration, teach a lesson, or prompt daily reflection amid busy lives. These short gems cut through noise, boosting motivation and focus ...