The Psyche mission, on its way to study an asteroid of the same name, approached within 2,864 miles of the red planet on May ...

Summer brings warm nights, time with friends and tons of astronomical events. We have all the cosmic coolness for you to see ...

The smallest planet appears after sunset as the waxing Moon reaches First Quarter and star clusters shine in the sky this ...

As July begins, three planets adorn the early evening sky. Look toward the northwest and you'll see Venus. The planet shines ...

Venus and Jupiter remain visible in the evening sky soon after sunset early in July, although Jupiter fairly quickly drops ...

The two planets, being the two brightest planets in view from Earth, will also be joined by Mercury.

Centuries ago, a huge red spot on Jupiter vanished. But years later, a new one was born. Today we know this conspicuous feature as the "Great Red Spot," a swirling storm wider than Earth. Curiously, ...

Not quite halfway through a six-year sojourn through the Solar System, a NASA spacecraft used a close encounter with Mars ...

NASA’s Psyche snapped images as it flew by Mars last week. The spacecraft used the planet’s gravity to give itself a boost on ...

NASA's Psyche spacecraft will use Mars' gravity today (May 15) for a crucial boost on its six-year journey to a metallic ...

Jesse Minter has been on the job in Baltimore for just more than 100 days. "It's been a whirlwind to say the least," he said.