MacPhail’s interest in the night sky began when he heard President John F. Kennedy’s speech in 1962 that the United States would land a man on the moon before the end of the decade. MacPhail’s parents ...

For most of January, four of the eight planets in our solar system (sorry, Pluto) will be visible if the sky is clear enough ...

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

A line of abandoned cars 300 feet deep, as reported by local station KTLA, is getting bulldozed out of the way so first responders can get through to fight a raging wildfire.

Don Pettit is on a roll. Just days after sharing a breathtaking shot of Earth, the American astronaut has followed up with an ...

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A year of discovery awaits, with missions poised to reveal new insights about our home planet, solar system, galaxy, and ...

Nearly 25 years after Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin, the company is finally poised to send its first rocket to orbit. New Glenn could lift off as early as next week.

Grab your best lawn chair, escape the city lights and dust off the old telescope -- several impressive astronomical events ...

The New Year arrives with a meteor shower in January, the Quadrantids. Find out when and where to see the Quadrantid meteor ...

A newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, is seen with the baby's footprint at a hospital in Yuping Dong ...