In a study of deep ocean cores, scientists have uncovered the remains of magnetic fossils that point to a nearby supernova blast that may have altered Earth's climate 2.5 million years ago.

In his latest piece of inspired artwork, Kevin Gill treats viewers to an artistic impression of what the Keeler Gap in Saturn's Rings looks like up close

Apparent uncertainty in the budget for the Europa Clipper mission could be bad news for its proponents.

A team of scientist from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics may have unlocked the secret behind the Venus-like exoplanet Gf 1132b

A recent discovery points to the role of stars in building more complex biological molecules instead of tearing them apart with their radiation.

The eight planets of the Solar System are a diverse and interesting bunch, ranging from airless and habitable terrestrial bodies to distant gas giants that rain diamonds!

Researchers from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the University of California, Irvine, may have found evidence of a fifth fundamental force of nature

Beyond the orbit of Neptune, astronomers have spotted another TNO that confounds explanation, and which has been named in honor of its "rebellious" nature

Prof. Lupin of UCSB recently launched a crowdfunding campaign to create "Voices of Humanity", a project aimed at equipping all future missions to space with a digital archive of humanity!

There's just one year left to prepare for the return of totality to the United States of August 21st, 2017!

The presence of cirrus clouds in the early Martian atmosphere may have helped it stay warm enough for liquid water.

As soon as you learn about the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, your next thought is: is that thing going to destroy our galaxy? In the short term, no, in the long term… maybe?

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL — Shortly after midnight today, Sunday, Aug. 14, and under near pristine Florida Space Coast skies, SpaceX dazzled its commercial customers and space enthusiasts alike worldwide with the twin feats of nailing the nighttime launch of the firm's Falcon 9 carrying a huge Japanese telecommunications satellite to orbit and accomplishing the nailbiting precision touchdown of the first stage on a miniscule droneship at sea.

According to an unnamed source, the ESO has discovered a habitable planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, making it the closest Earth-like planet discovered to date

The Moon is our constant companion, shining away in the night. But how close could the Moon get before it's not a Moon any more? Before it's torn apart by the Earth's gravity and becomes a terrifying ring of orbital debris?

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Scarcely three weeks after the mesmerizing midnight launch and landing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that delivered over two tons of science and critical hardware to the space station for NASA, the innovative firm is set to repeat the back to back space feats - with a few big twists - during a post midnight launch this Sunday, Aug.14 of a Japanese telecom satellite.

Reports coming in now from the Perseid meteor shower show a big spike in activity over Europe last night as impressive -- briefly -- as the 2002 Leonids. Expect the shower to continue tonight.