Oct. 2's annular solar eclipse saw a small-looking new moon cross the face of the sun to create a perfect circle for about ...

BepiColombo's recent flyby of Mercury captured valuable data on its magnetic field and surrounding space plasma, hinting at ...

Scientists suggest that multiple asteroids may have contributed to this catastrophic period in Earth's history.

NASA's about to launch a huge spacecraft to a world harboring voluminous seas.

A six-mile-long asteroid, which struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiped out the dinosaurs and more than half of all life on ...

The barren land of the Sahara Desert, the largest hot desert in the world, has surprisingly turned green in some areas, NASA ...

Even mental health research from space is useful. Astronauts deal with stress and isolation, just like some people may feel during extreme weather events. The same coping strategies developed for ...

Works by Ada Limón and Peter Sís, Randy Cecil, Lucy Ruth Cummins and more depict the poetry, wonder and droll humor inspired ...

Parts of icy Antarctica are turning green with plant life as the region is gripped by extreme heat events, new research shows ...

Authorities predict that states as far south as Oregon and Illinois will be able to see auroras between now and Oct. 6 ...

Here are some of the best photos of the 2024 annular solar eclipse as it traveled over Easter Island and South America. The "ring of fire" put on an incredible show.

New computer-driven techniques allow eclipse calculations to consider the sun’s radius and the topography of the moon and ...