NASA reports that this 'companion moon' has orbited alongside Earth for 60 years and will continue until 2083, after which it will gradually drift away ...

As autumn settles in, the night sky puts on a show - no ticket required! From dramatic shooting stars to a planet you can put ...

The nova outburst happens once every roughly 80 years, making this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many.

The telescope, known as the Accurate Infrared Magnetic Field Measurements of the Sun (AIMS), not only closes the global gap in mid-infrared solar magnetic-field observations, but also provides a ...

The world's first solar magnetic-field telescope operating in the mid-infrared wavelength range has recently passed national ...

This comet is best seen through a telescope or binoculars, but it may be visible to the unaided eye for the next two weeks!

Looking for the best things to do in San Francisco and the Bay Area this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and ...

A spectacular new image of the Heart Nebula is captivating astronomy enthusiasts, revealing an energetic star-forming region ...

The shooting stars are a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, which the Earth hits every year. The meteors are also some of ...

The cosmic snowball, made up of frozen gases, dust and rock, is hurling past Earth at around 135,000 mph. Its orbital period ...

The newly found object has an estimated mass about one million times that of the Sun. Its true identity remains uncertain: it ...