During the month of April, 2017, Jupiter will make its closest approach to Earth, allowing for some prime viewing opportunities for the Hubble Space Telescope.

Ongoing observation of exoplanet GJ 1132b has revealed a dense atmosphere, a finding which has great significance in the hunt for life beyond Earth.

Every two years, Earth and Mars reach the closest points to each other in their orbit, which is referred to as a "Mars opposition".

This year's Yuri's Night promises to be a momentous occasion, with celebrations and events taking place all over the world!

In the course of observing an explosion in a distant galaxy, a team of researchers noticed something unprecedented - a supernova in slow-motion.

Been missing the evening planets? Currently, Saturn and Venus rule the dawn, and Mars is sinking into the dusk as it recedes towards the farside of the Sun. That's been changing for one planet, however, as Jupiter reaches opposition this week.

With the successful launch of a reused Falcon 9, Musk has revealed additional details about the maiden launch of the Falcon Heavy, which is scheduled for this summer.

PORT CANAVERAL/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Basking in the sunrise glow, the world's first recycled booster - namely a SpaceX Falcon 9 - sailed serenely into Port Canaveral this morning, Tuesday, April 4, atop the tiny droneship on which it soft landed shortly after launching on March 30 for an unprecedented second time.

The TRAPPIST-1 star might flare too frequently and too violently for life to exist on the TRAPPIST planets.

A team of international astronomers recently found the closest thing to a "Venus-like" planet in a nearby star system, which could have drastic implications for "habitability" studies.

A study by an international team of researchers has revealed that Mars' Trojan asteroids could be the remains of ancient planetoids, which could have drastic implications for the history of planetary formation

Had your fill of binocular comets yet? Thus far this year, we've had periodic comets 2P/Encke, 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková and 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák all reach binocular visibility above +10th magnitude as forecasted. Now, we'd like to point out a surprise interloper in the dawn sky that you're not watching, but should be: Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy.