NASA detected the interstellar object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, traveling through our Solar System, sparking a flurry of scientific ...

Skies in Central Indiana should be clear during the full moon. Its brightness is a problem, however, for the height of the Perseid meteor shower.

On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a mission to study Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. The ...

Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets in our solar system, should be widely visible for much of August in the northern hemisphere.

There's plenty to see in the night sky in August 2025, ranging from planetary conjunctions to spotting the Dumbbell Nebula.

American space agency NASA says it used the gravity assist maneuver the Europa Clipper conducted back in March to test the ...

Second lady Usha Vance encouraged school-aged children to participate in a summer reading challenge during a stop at NASA.

Launched in October 2024, Europa Clipper is on a 1.8-billion-mile (2.9-billion-kilometer) journey to study Jupiter and its moons. On March 1, it flew within 550 miles (884 kilometers) of Mars' surface ...

Scientists are exploring various proposals to repurpose existing spacecraft in order to chase after the interstellar object ...

NASA Juno spacecraft data has been used to create an animation of "Steeple Mountain" and a lava lake known as Loki Patera on ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out on the morning of August 13 to see the bright planets Venus and Jupiter close together low in the eastern sky. This ...

Here is your August 2025 guide for celestial events. The year will feature 12 full Moons, plenty of meteor showers, four ...