A reddish star is about to pass through a "beehive" of stars. That "star" is actually one of Earth's planetary neighbors.

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 ...

Here's what will be visible in the night sky in the United States in May 2025. On May 12, the skies will be treated to the Flower Moon, also known as the Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon, Hare's Moon and ...

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 ...

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

In those drill sites, Curiosity detected deposits containing an iron carbonate material called siderite. According to Ben ...

The Lyrid meteor has peaked in late April for thousands of years. It begins in little bursts on the eve of April 16 and peaks ...

A group of comets with unexplained movements presents a quandary D avide Farnocchia hunts down and tracks asteroids, and ...

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has collected its 24th sample of Jezero Crater. The 'Comet Geyser' sample is "great for ...