New Horizons data shows that Pluto may once have had a warm enough climate for liquid nitrogen to form on its surface. And it may get that warm again.

The Kepler spacecraft has captured the "shock breakout" of a distant supernova, a twenty minute event that signals the end of a stars life.

The first Full Moon after the vernal equinox not only sets us up for Easter this weekend, but features an extra treat: a penumbral lunar eclipse.

Messier 8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula, is one of only two star-forming nebulae that is visible to the naked eye at mid-northern latitudes

A team of scientists are looking beyond WIMPs in the search for Dark Matter, one which could be confirmed in the near future

Imagine yourself sitting in front of a veteran astronaut. You are able to ask him or her all the space related questions floating about in your head, with no interruptions and no time limit. 'Ask the Astronaut,' by 4-time shuttle astronaut Tom Jones, is that virtual astronaut sitting across from you - the answer to your curiosity.

Despite being an incredibly powerful and destructive force of nature, volcanoes actually have a number of positive effects

The first American to become a three-time, long-term resident of the International Space Station (ISS) has just arrived at the orbiting outpost this evening, Friday, March 18 after blasting off with two Russian crewmates in a Soyuz spacecraft barely six hours ago and successfully completing a fast-track four orbit rendezvous.

The New Horizons team has released their first set of papers which they say will "completely transform our view of Pluto."

Black holes are pretty dangerous, so it's a good idea to keep an idea on where all the nearby ones are. How close is the closest one, anyway?

With the arrival of two special lenses, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is on its way to exploring the Universe for dark matter

Astronomers have captured the earliest image yet of the formation of planets around a young star.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The next Cygnus cargo resupply ship targeted to blastoff for the International Space Station (ISS) on March 22, has been named the S.S. Rick Husband in honor of Col. Rick Husband, the late commander of Space Shuttle Columbia, which was tragically lost with its crew of seven NASA astronauts during re-entry on its final flight on Feb. 1, 2003.

By studying the star Kappa Ceti, researchers have determined that the young Sun in our solar system was a much more energetic star than it is now.

A series of tests planned by NASA will tell them a lot about the behaviour of fire onboard a spacecraft.

This week presents observational astronomers with two surprise treats, as Comet 252P/LINEAR brightens and heads north, and the second closest passage of a comet to the Earth occurs on March 21st.

Virtual Reality is helping NASA, and the rest of us, explore space.