Lyrid meteor shower, which peaks the night of April 22nd, is one of the main April highlights for sky-watchers.  This meteor ...

Germany-based Isar Aerospace was targeting no earlier than Monday, March 24, for the maiden voyage of its brand new Spectrum ...

Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its crewed space shuttle program with the launch of Atlantis on July 8, 2011, and ...

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

If you’re trying to cheat death on Mercury, this is very promising, but the news gets even better. Mercury's Solar Day is ...

Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...

Scientists say Saturday’s solar event will be most visible in the northeastern United States, Greenland and eastern Canada, ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

At an event in the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond Monday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that he prepared 205 budget line amendments and eight item vetoes to the ...

Young, close-orbiting exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes may form farther from their stars and migrate inward or lose their ...

Early spring like March and April is the time to plant perennials like forsythias, daffodils and pansies. But gardeners ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study.