Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.

Brits will be treated to a celestial event this month as six of the eight planets in our solar system will be visible from Earth at the same time, though two of the planets will be harder to see than ...

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a parade of planets in the post-sunset sky.

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

One lucky East Lancashire stargazer caught a glimpse of the rare celestial phenomenon - the planetary alignment.

Scientists predict some jaw-dropping events heading our way. Get ready for Earth's magnetic field to do a fliparoo, which could mean crazy geomagnetic storms and power outages galore. Plus, in 40,000 ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

Discover the fascinating findings from asteroid Bennu: pristine salt minerals reveal the presence of liquid water in the ...

SpaceTV-1, a set of Ultra High Definition 4k cameras from space streaming company Sen, was delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) last year, and is now broadcasting live views of Earth and ...

Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus – this month has sky photographers abuzz. While astronomers flock to places ...

It took two years for NASA's OSIRIS-REx space probe to return from asteroid Bennu before dropping off a small capsule as it ...