Despite having the wrong ideas about how the Moon’s craters formed, these 19th-century astronomers created highly accurate ...

The strange blend of surface chemistry on Nix and Hydra raises big question about the evolution of the Pluto system.

Saturn will sidle up to the moon this weekend, as the pair make a close approach of each other in the cold night sky.

Mikey Day made his presence known on Today when he shockingly walked off the set of the show during a live taping. What ...

On Sunday (Dec. 8), the moon will pass near Saturn, sharing the same right ascension in an event known as a conjunction.

You don't need a telescope to admire the majesty of our planetary neighborhood. Planets like Jupiter and Venus reflect ...

In recent years, many amateur astronomers have added a new item to their toolkit: a smartphone. Here are one observer's ...

He covers skywatching, human spaceflight, exploration as well as space science and entertainment, and enjoys observing the moon through a tabletop Celestron telescope when the weather is clear.

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is managing several payloads of technology instruments that will launch to the moon in ...

Find the dark and gather your wishes, my babies: the annual Geminid meteor shower is upon us. The Geminids are the best and ...

In mid-October of this year, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS graced the evening sky with its magnificent appearance. Its incredible ...

The Geminid meteor shower, which NASA calls "one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers," will soon be at its ...