The Parker Solar Probe will soon be the closest any human-made object has ever gotten to the sun.

The last meteor shower of the year peaks a few days before Christmas

A Japanese space startup says its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff

A Japanese space startup says its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff

Scientists have uncovered the existence of a binary star system close to the black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

The Cold Moon will arrive on Dec. 15, 2024 and occurs as a full moon in Gemini.

The Geminids are among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids

One of the most dramatic astronomical events of the year is scheduled to peak this weekend.

A trifecta of stargazing events could be visible in the night sky this weekend.

The asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere at 11:15 a.m. ET over Yakutia in northeastern Siberia, creating a massive fireball.

Astronomers have taken a zoomed-in photo of a star outside the Milky Way for the first time, the European Southern Observatory announced in a statement Thursday.

The full moon in November also known as the "beaver moon" will arrive Nov. 15, 2024, at 4:28 p.m. ET.

Another astronomical event could be visible in the coming nights as the second branch of the Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.

NASA is gearing up for its Parker Solar Probe to do a final flyby of Venus on Wednesday on its way to make a record-breaking attempt to get close to the sun.

Another astronomical phenomenon could grace the night sky with its presence on the eve of Election Day.

A "zombie" star could possibly rise from the dead on Halloween night for the first time in decades, according to space experts.

In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, 100 space researchers asked for the agency to pause new satellite launches to allow for environmental review.

A NASA astronaut who experienced a "medical issue" and was hospitalized after partaking in the successful Space X Crew-8 mission has been released, NASA officials said.

Stargazers should prepare themselves for an uptick in aurora borealis -- or northern lights -- activity as the current solar cycle nears its peak.

The Orionid meteor shower, which originates from Halley's Comet, is expected light up the night sky starting this weekend.

Prada and Axiom Space have partnered to unveil a futuristic, high-powered spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission.

The full moon in October known as "hunter moon" will arrive on Oct. 17, 2024, at 7:26 am ET.

A "severe" solar storm has made the northern lights visible in the U.S. farther south than usual while also posing the potential to disrupt modern technology.

The best view of Hurricane Milton may come from 250 miles above Earth.

Another "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse will be visible on Oct. 2, 2024 from some parts of Earth.

NASA launched SpaceX craft Saturday afternoon, as part of its mission to head to the International Space Station and bring back two stranded astronauts back to Earth.

The asteroid will orbit the Earth for about two months starting from Sept. 29.

Dubbed "araneiform terrain," the Mars surface formations span over a half-mile long and have hundreds of branches that resemble spider legs, according to NASA.

The Black NASA female mathematicians and aeronautical engineers referred to as the "Hidden Figures" were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal this week.

The full moon, also known as Harvest Moon, will arrive on Sept. 17.

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission crew conducted the first-ever commercial space walk early Thursday.

The highly anticipated program has faced a series of delays from the originally planned Aug. 26 launch due to unfavorable weather conditions and a ground system issue.

As the NASA astronauts who crewed Boeing's Starliner to the ISS wait until February 2025 to come home, here's how much radiation they may have been exposed to.

A university professor is about to venture out of this world to carry out a science experiment decades in the making.

NASA said Saturday the astronauts that flew Boeing's Starliner to the ISS have to return to Earth on a different spacecraft in 2025.

There was once a magma-filled ocean on the south pole of the moon, scientists recently discovered after analyzing lunar soil.

A supermoon coinciding with a blue moon is exceptionally rare, according to NASA, with the next pairing happening in January and March 2037.

The Perseverance rover is the centerpiece of NASA's Mars 2020 mission, working to collect data in preparation for future human exploration of the Red Planet.

Marking one of the most plentiful meteor showers in the Northern Hemisphere, the Perseids showcase approximately 50 to 100 meteors per hour, NASA reports.

NASA officials said during a press conference on Wednesday that the astronauts who flew on Boeing's Starliner may have to come home on a different spacecraft.