Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets in our solar system, should be widely visible for much of August in Florida and ...

The apple of Loeb’s eye is a 6-12 mi.-wide rocky body discovered on July 1 with a telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, that is part of NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey ...

On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a mission to study Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. The ...

The other TRACERS spacecraft, imaginatively called Space Vehicle 2 (SV2), is in good health and engineers have started the ...

Skywatchers are in for a two-part cosmic spectacle: a rare Venus-Jupiter pairing followed by the peak of the Perseid meteor ...

This rare planetary alignment will be visible from August 10 but will be best viewed later in the month. Here’s everything you need to know to see it at its best.

From tracking a rare interstellar visitor to revealing hidden star systems, the SETI Institute is at the forefront of space science. Explore four recent stories showcasing our role in groundbreaking ...

August’s 'Sturgeon Moon' arrives with a sky full of sights. Look for bright meteors during the Perseids and spot Jupiter and ...

HIP 67522 b can’t stop blasting itself in the face with stellar flares, a type of magnetic interaction that scientists have ...

The planetary meet up between the two brightest planets in our solar system is known as the conjunction and takes place over ...

Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo, taken from the International Space Station during his year-long space mission, to social media on July 19, 2015, with the caption, "Day 114. #Moon #Venus ...