Magnetic Tornadoes Researchers have observed mysterious, "dark ovals," each roughly the size of the Earth, dotting the polar ...

Advising readers to scan the night sky this time of year always feels a little awkward, because the Pacific Northwest’s ...

(Web Desk) - A ‘swarm’ of tiny robot fish could hunt for alien life in hidden oceans on the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn.

Scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe a star with a planet-forming disk that gets to absolutely scorching ...

While Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, a team of astronomers have discovered ...

The asteroids, named 447755 (2007 JX2) and (2020 XR), are each estimated to be roughly between 900 feet and 2,100 feet across ...

Stargazers can see the Geminid and Ursid meteor shower this month to close out 2024.

NASA's Europa Clipper mission has launched to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, which may harbor a potentially habitable ocean ...

With the Europa Clipper, scientists will achieve a lifelong dream, and possibly discover the first proof of life beyond Earth ...

Join us as we explore Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon, and uncover NASA's groundbreaking discoveries! From its massive ocean ...

The two probes have left the solar system and are still collecting data from the interstellar environment—but their atomic ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere ...