Discovery of hydrogen at Enceladus raises hopes that life may exist in the icy moon's oceans.

It's a shooting gallery out there. The spattered face of Earth's Moon and large impact sites such as Meteor Crater outside of Flagstaff Arizona remind us that we still inhabit a dangerous neighborhood. But despite the inevitable cries for the "End of the World of the Week," humanity can breathe a collective sigh of relief next Wednesday on April 19th, when asteroid 2014 JO25 passes safely by the Earth.

As it makes its way towards its next destination in the Kuiper Belt, the New Horizons probe has been given a new task - measuring the Cosmic Optical Background.

Comings and goings continue apace on the International Space Station! After living and working fruitfully for six months in space aboard the ISS, an international trio of astronauts and cosmonauts including NASA's Shane Kimbrough departed the orbiting lab complex aboard their Soyuz capsule and plummeted back safely through the Earth's atmosphere to a soft touchdown in Kazahkstan on Monday- as NASA meanwhile targets liftoff of the next US resupply ship a week from today.

In its latest flyby of Jupiter (Perijove 5), the Juno probe managed to capture photographs of two colliding atmospheric conditions.

SpaceX just flew a rocket to space for the second time. It was a fairly normal launch, but this accomplishment opens up a whole new era in space flight. What are SpaceX's plans, and who else is working on reusable rockets?

French astronomers discover the brightest auroras on Uranus ever seen, and they look ... weird.

Since the constellations are based on their appearance from Earth, the Sun does not belong to any. But if you could go to another star system, it would certainly look that way!

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.