In 16 orbits, the Earth on its tilted axis delivers a succession of landmasses that the ... feels like home”. This ...

Astronomers have found a world outside the solar system that could be a stink bomb, with air that smells of rotten eggs and ...

Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, ...

Happy New Year's on Mars. Martian years are almost twice as long as Earth years. Nov. 12 is the day to celebrate the start of ...

The Leonid meteor shower peaks in North America overnight from Nov. 17 to 18, with fast-moving fireballs possible in US skies.

There's nothing innate about the Earth or its atmosphere that marks the boundaries of low Earth orbit. This is a distinction ...

Much of the knowledge about Uranus was gleaned when NASA's robotic spacecraft Voyager 2 conducted a five-day flyby in 1986 ...

In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.

As the Earth orbits the sun, it pulls itself through comet tails, resulting in meteor showers, and occasionally picks up the occasional extra moon along the way. For the month of November, stargazers ...

Topekans seven times in the coming week should be able to watch the International Space Station pass overhead after dark in the early evening.

Legendary Star Lacks Evidence for Large Planet Construction Ever since the dawn of human consciousness, skywatchers have been ...

The European Space Agency's Hera mission is on its way toward Mars, where it will get a gravity assist before going on to its asteroid target.