Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

These events, often called “planet parades” or “planetary alignments,” though not exceedingly rare, are worth observing since they don’t happen yearly.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

Galactus may be one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe -- if not the most powerful -- but that doesn't mean ...

A French astrophotographer has captured a stunning photo of Venus and the moon shining above the Eiffel Tower in Paris, ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

While rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center are routine, relatively few are timed optimally to allow for viewing so far north.

Matter in intergalactic space is distributed in a vast network of interconnected filamentary structures, collectively ...

U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, the Mission commander, who has a doctorate in biochemistry, is taking the necklace that she wore at her wedding, along with photos of the crew and her family.

A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month.

The allegedly stranded astronauts traveled to space aboard a craft called the Boeing Starliner. That trip did not go as ...

A stunning compilation of views of Earth from the Tiangong space station. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: Mars Adventure by Brend ...