So this one is one of those little cosmic events that doesn’t always steal the headlines—the Moon at perihelion. Basically, that’s just a fancy way of saying the Moon is at the closest point to the ...

Since the 1990s, astronomers have found a handful of other dwarf planets in the belt, such as Eris and Sedna, along with ...

I was born in 1955, at a time when the USA was entering a new age of technology characterized by the dawn of computing, and when we were first attempting to get a satellite into orbit. This was ...

February may be the shortest month of the year, but it is packed with celestial events, according to a new skywatching update from NASA.

The eclipse will be visible across North America, but set your alarm -- you'll need to stay up late to see it.

Of the solar system’s planets, Saturn piques the human imagination with its signature rings and impressive moon count of 274. But compelling new research reignites theories of an ancient collision ...

Enceladus’s geysers power vast electromagnetic wave systems that redistribute energy throughout Saturn’s magnetosphere.

We’re in an era where new things are expensive, risky and increasingly rare at the blockbuster level. So instead, PlayStation is doubling down on legacy. If you’ve loved it before, you’ll probably ...

Humans haven’t been back to the lunar surface since the Apollo moon program ended over five decade ago. The reasons why go beyond science, according to experts.

Once an eclipse season begins, a pair of eclipses becomes almost inevitable. A new moon occurring near a node produces a solar eclipse when the moon passes between Earth and the sun. Roughly two weeks ...

In a paper to be published in the Planetary Science Journal, scientists from SETI Institute, Southwest Research Institute, ...

On 17 February 2026, a rare annular solar eclipse is set to streak across the icy expanse of Antarctica. Not many people will see the full spectacle, .