Every night is a good night to look through a telescope (provided it’s not cloudy), but if you’re looking for an excuse, Jupiter is lining itself up for some candid closeups. At its farthest point, ...

The object is expected to make its closest approach on December 19, 2025, passing by at a distance of approximately 167 ...

An interstellar trespasser known as 3I/ATLAS is almost certainly a comet. So, why do so many people think it's ...

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...

Jupiter will make its closest path to the Earth and will shine its brightest on Dec. 7. This aerial display occurs when Earth positions itself between the Sun and Jupiter. There are a few options for ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have reported a potential detection of a Saturn-like exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri A: the closest Sun-like star to Earth, located just over ...

Astronomers were slow at spotting a small giraffe-sized asteroid that zoomed past our planet on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, ...

Astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting the closest solo star to the solar system, known as Barnard's star. The newly discovered exoplanet has around half the mass of Venus, which classifies it ...

Earth’s highest peak isn’t the point that reaches closest to outer space, and the reason has nothing to do with Everest at all. Because our planet bulges at the equator, a mountain thousands of miles ...

Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have confirmed the discovery of the nearest rocky planet outside our solar system, larger than Earth and a potential gold mine of science data. Dubbed ...

A group of astronomers have discovered an exoplanet orbiting the closest single star to Earth’s Sun. The earth-like planet has at least half the mass of Venus, and a year lasts only a little over ...