Watch Comet 96P/Macholz brighten as it flies by the sun in these time-lapses captured by the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) and Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) ...

Researchers named it 'Oumuamua, Hawaiian for "scout". 'Oumuamua was later confirmed to be the first object from another star ...

NASA’s PUNCH mission just took a big step forward with the first images from its solar-observing instruments, revealing the outer atmosphere of the Sun like never before. As the four-satellite ...

NASA’s new PUNCH mission just opened its eyes to space, capturing its first images of the Sun’s outer atmosphere and the ...

A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system might orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday ...

A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are ...

A deep learning framework transforms decades of solar data into a unified, high-resolution view—adjusting instruments, ...

A newly discovered comet is fascinating astronomers and amateur stargazers alike as it remains a brightening feature in the northeast night sky.

A new trail in this southern Arizona city plots the most visitor-friendly astronomy stops—and there are plenty to choose from ...

The observatory will be a game-changer in the hunt for Planet 9, agrees Scott Sheppard of Carnegie Science, one of the ...

Where were you when the sky went dark? On April 8, 2024, the moon swallowed the sun for a total solar eclipse, and much of the eastern United States was in its path of totality. This brief but ...