This faraway, ancient ball of stars may have been captured from another galaxy that passed too close to the Milky Way.

A 12-ton rocket loaded with a 1-ton warhead, the V-2 ’s successful launch would prove to be exceptionally significant to both the military and to space exploration. On Oct. 3, 1942, the V-2 was fired ...

A new study shows that the event that wiped out the dinosaurs caused only a small drop in shark and ray species at the same ...

NASA's IR space scope explores the Milky Way’s most prolific star-forming region, cracking open new secrets of how stars form ...

Though NASA was optimistic about launching four astronauts on a trip around the moon as early as Friday, the space agency is now looking at March after complications during a key preflight test. As it ...

The Moon passes 4° north of Jupiter this evening at 9 P.M. EST. The pair is visible most of the night in the central region of Gemini. Early in the evening, the nearly Full Moon hangs to the upper ...

Their new study shows that Earth’s massive drop in temperature after the dinosaurs went extinct could have been caused by a large drop in calcium levels in the ocean. The study showed that the ...

Uranus stands stationary at midnight EST. Located in the constellation Taurus, the ice giant is visible after sunset and sets around 2 A.M. local time. Shining at magnitude 5.7, Uranus generally ...

2026 is lining up to be a great year for skywatchers. Our comprehensive guide, curated by Astronomy‘s observing experts, lists everything you need to know to catch eclipses, meteor showers, planetary ...

With 274 confirmed moons as of March of 2025, Saturn is the solar system planet with the most natural satellites. By 1789, though, only five had been spotted: Titan by Christiaan Huygens in 1655, and ...

Russell W. Porter had a fascination with telescope-making that proved contagious: When he moved to Springfield, Vermont, in 1919, many townsfolk quickly became interested in his hobby, prompting ...