Six planets are part of the alignment, which will last until Feb. 18. Mercury will join the alignment later in the month.

Scientists are cataloging and analyzing the first samples collected by NASA's Perseverance rover while the agency weighs its options for returning them to Earth.

NASA still views the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, even though Elon Musk has dismissed Earth's nearest neighbor as "a ...

NASA’s NEO Surveyor has passed its critical design review, clearing the way for construction and testing. This infrared ...

Since the asteroid YR4 was first discovered in December 2024, the odds that it could crash into earth have more than doubled.

In 2011, a project that surveyed the Milky Way galaxy for exoplanets — which are planets beyond our solar system — spotted an ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

It might be hard spotting Venus on Valentine's Day in Indiana because of cloudy weather. February, however, is still the best ...

A supposed square structure spotted on Mars sparked speculation about alien archeological sites on the red planet. It's a fun ...

Scientists recently doubled the chances that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth in 2032. While earlier estimates said the ...

White dwarfs, once thought lifeless, could host habitable planets. The James Webb Telescope is searching for atmospheric ...

In an update issued on February 7, NASA said the probability of 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had gone from around 1.2 percent (one-in-83) to 2.3 percent (one-in-43).