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

For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...

Flickering coronal "loops" on the Sun are warning signs of a coming solar eruption, paving the way for better space weather ...

The Education Department has begun dropping references to “harmful” DEI initiatives from its public-facing communication ...

Have you hoped to see the northern lights shine over Iowa? You may have a chance tonight if you head far enough north.

The event, described by scientists as "very rare, beautiful, and even a bit strange," involved a cold prominence rich in ...

Skywatchers can spot Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the night sky with the naked eye, but two other planets might need a telescope to be seen.

A coronal mass ejection from the Sun will reach us over the weekend. Experts are forecasting the appearance of colourful ...

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

Scientists at NASA have found patterns which could help predict solar flares, the most common form of solar disturbances aka ...

The agency expects a minor or greater geomagnetic storm—a disturbance of Earth’s magnetic field—on Saturday, which increases ...

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now disintegrating.