Few sights are as memorable as Venus, the brightest planet, passing very close to a crescent moon...
Science & Astronomy
The new moon occurs Aug. 4, at 7:13 a.m. EDT (0113 UTC). In the days following the...
“When I first saw that signal, it gave me goosebumps.” Gamma Quadrant The gamma ray burst nicknamed...
On Aug. 3, 2004, NASA launched the MESSENGER spacecraft on a historic first mission to orbit the...
The view from Earth looking up at the stars is an incredible one, but a select few...
Scientists analyzing samples NASA brought back from an asteroid got a surprise detection that may mean the...
Watch out, Martians. Meteorites slam into Mars five times more than planetary scientists thought, a finding published...
Sounds pretty bad up there. Orbit Error It looks like NASA officials might be seeing the writing...
As the nights grow longer and the air turns crisp, summer in the northern hemisphere may be...
Space can be a wondrous place, and we’ve got the pictures to prove it! Take a look...
