Research and development is underway to create robots that can hunt for signs of life in the vast oceans that exist under the ...

Accessible to anyone the world over, witnessing the majesty of the solar system, including the Milky Way, and its billions of ...

Few things are as awe-inspiring as the night sky, and if you're into astronomy, here are a few night-sky events everyone needs to see in 2025.

On January 7, 1610, the Italian astronomer Galileo discovered three of Jupiter's moons: Callisto, Europa and Io. When he looked at Jupiter through his telescope, he saw what he thought were three tiny ...

This view happens every 13.7 to 15.7 years, with the next side-on view taking place on March 23, 2025. After that, we will begin to see the underside of Saturn's rings and its south pole, another view ...

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...

Scientists have made a shocking discovery about a rare object in our solar system likened to an asteroid-comet hybrid.

"We were definitely surprised by the 'kiss' part of kiss-and-capture. There hasn't really been a kind of impact before where ...

In the distant space out beyond the orbit of Jupiter lurks a strange object. Its name is Chiron, a type of outer Solar System body known as a centaur. But even among its fellow centaurs, Chiron is ...

Behold, the giants! The Hubble Space Telescope has completed a decade of observing Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In 2025, Hawai ʻ i will experience numerous opportunities for skywatchers to observe a variety of ...

The new year opens with a better than average meteor shower and a great display of planets, including a six-planet alignment.