From the mysterious Planet Nine to the prospect of a "human-caused meteor shower," space and physics editor Brandon Specktor ...

"In 1969, we landed humans on the moon; on Christmas Eve in 2024, we are going to embrace a star," Nour Raouafi, project ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun early Tuesday, getting within just 4% of the Earth-sun ...

A NASA probe made history Christmas Eve after becoming the closest human-made object to the sun, a feat scientists say was as ...

The ambient light at the lunar South Pole will severely impact astronauts' ability to perceive hazards and perform tasks ...

Editor's Note: This story was originally published Dec. 24 and updated Friday, Dec. 27 at 10:45 a.m. EST to confirm that the Parker Solar Probe had survived its latest rendezvous with the sun.

Explore the deep rivalry and fear Kokushibo had for his brother, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the only man he could never surpass or ...

The end of the month will see a special kind of new moon, that has been nicknamed a “black moon.” A new moon is one of the moon’s eight phases. It marks its invisible phase, with the illuminated side ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any human-made object ever — a stunning technological feat that ...

Launched on Aug. 12, 2018, the probe is the fastest human-made object in existence. It used flybys of Venus to adjust its ...

After a year filled with achievements, NASA to keep pushing boundaries of space exploration in 2025 with new missions, ...