Right now, Earth is about 3.1 million miles farther from the sun than it is in early January when it reaches perihelion, its ...

Telescopes allow scientists to analyze starlight passing through distant planets’ atmospheres, revealing clues about their ...

NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim and Anne McClain marked Independence Day with a few heartfelt words for their ...

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that’s wandered into our backyard.The space agency spotted the quick-moving object ...

China is positioning itself to take the lead in one of the most coveted goals in planetary science—returning samples from ...

NASA strives to understand the universe, whether that be the stars above us or Earth around us. One way NASA focuses on the ...

NASA confirms that asteroid 2025 MW91, estimated to be 140 feet across, will make its closest approach on 5 July.

NASA has discovered a new interstellar comet that's currently located about 420 million miles away from Earth. The space ...

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has shared a striking photo of what is known as a Transient Luminous ...

The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain ...

Earth’s magnetic field has correlated with fluctuations in atmospheric oxygen, according to a newly released study.

An asteroid discovered last year and briefly thought to be a threat to Earth has a one-in-23 chance of hitting the Moon, ...