Look west in early May to find Mars near the Beehive Cluster (M44) in the constellation Cancer. On May 1, use binoculars to ...

Curiosity celebrates a big win with the discovery of siderite, offering clues to Mars' ancient carbon cycle. Despite a slip ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — LSU women's basketball is back in the Elite Eight. Kim Mulkey and the Tigers (31-5) took NC State's best shot in the Sweet 16 inside Spokane Arena but from down four points with ...

Stargazers are in for a treat as the month of May brings multiple phenomena to the sky. After April brought the Lyrids meteor shower, with between 10 and 15 meteors per hour streaking through the sky ...

Perhaps the best known of all comets is Halley, correctly pronounced so that it rhymes with rally, not daily. It is named after the 17th-18th century astronomer Edmond Halley. This ...

The agency said that key components of the ambitious project, including the Long March 10 heavy-lift carrier rocket, the ...

Pons-Brooks and Jupiter were seen by NASA's Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory-A (STEREO-A). Credit: Space.com | NASA ...

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In “More Everything Forever,” the science journalist Adam Becker subjects Silicon Valley’s “ideology of technological ...

Lyrids can surprise watchers with as many as 100 meteors seen per hour, but in general, 10-20 Lyrid meteors can be seen per hour during the peak.