No matter how often the Hubble Space Telescope provides us with mind-numbing views of our universe, the...
Science & Astronomy
OTTAWA, CANADA — I was soaring like a superhero. For about 20 magical seconds at a time,...
This year’s Perseid meteor shower has amazed star gazers around the globe, and Space.com readers have grabbed...
Astronomers believe a well-known object is actually a new type of star — and it’s one that...
Though it may not look like much in images, appearing as just a glowing orange blob of...
A dramatic spike in atmospheric methane over the past 16 years may be a sign that Earth’s...
On Aug. 17, 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Mars’s moon Phobos. Related: Moons of Mars: Amazing...
The moon will make a close approach to Mars on Friday, Aug. 18, remaining together throughout the...
Astronomers may have discovered the first evidence of heavy black hole “seeds” in the early universe. These...
On Thursday (Aug. 17), astronomers announced quite an unexpected update about one of our solar system’s ice...