Scientists have unveiled an enormous gas cloud just 300 light-years from the solar system that measures about full 40 moons ...

The new moon in Taurus occurs on April 27 at 3:31 p.m. ET. We won’t see the moon in its effervescent glory, since its ...

In addition to the exoplanet’s polar orbit, the brown dwarf pair itself is extraordinarily rare. They form an eclipsing ...

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure — and reveal how little is understood about ...

Robert Lee Hotz covered new research and its impact on society for The Wall Street Journal.

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises Friday, as three celestial bodies will appear ...

View a brilliant morning star, enjoy dark skies during New Moon, and take in plenty of deep-sky targets in the sky this week.

The reality is, Venus will be larger and brighter. Saturn will be smaller and dimmer. These two planets would depict the ...

To spot the celestial 'smiley face,' skywatchers in the U.S. will need a clear view of the eastern horizon in the hour ...

With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and ...

For NASA, sending a crewed mission to Mars has been the long-term goal for over two decades. China has joined the club in ...

Learn about the solar system from a pair of real space museum curators in sci-fi game Elite Dangerous, as Abbie MacKinnon and ...