The ring was seen around a galaxy known as NGC ... iridescent colors because they are made of carbon dioxide ice, according to NASA.

Rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf as seen from a NASA aircraft on Nov. 10, 2016. Credit: nasa/John Sonntag The breakup of the massive Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica is getting closer and will ...

Saturn’s iconic rings will briefly vanish from view, a rare astronomical event caused by a quirk of planetary alignment. As ...

A striking new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a rare object called an Einstein ring. This shows what appears to be a ring-shaped object in the sky, but is actually created by two ...

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

Skywatchers will get a rare chance to see Saturn in its full glory, without chunks of ice and rock swarming around it.

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, according to data released by the US National ...

Touching down near the center of Mare Crisium, it is equipped with 10 NASA-sponsored instruments to ... permanently shadowed crater in search of ice deposits. Ice would be a critical resource ...

leaving the shape of a ring. NASA explains the ring of fire effect: "An annular solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and Earth while it is at its farthest point from Earth.