A NASA spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.

A dwarf planet hiding right in the middle of our solar system could be a surprising source of frozen water, astronomers ...

NASA and NOAA announced that the sun has reached its solar maximum period, a time when the sun produces more solar activity ...

If you look up at the night sky, you might be able to catch a glimpse of a rare, ancient comet — as long as you’re looking in ...

You can see the bright bundle of ice and dust until Oct. 24 by using binoculars or a telescope in a dark environment, NASA ...

Greater Cincinnati stargazers were treated to a rare sight Thursday as a once-in-a-lifetime comet graced the sky.

By analyzing the movements of a mysterious cloud of sodium moving around the planet WASP-49 b, the team was able to construct ...

ATLAS, or Comet A3, will be visible to the naked eye until around Halloween, according to NASA, and was first visible on Oct.

The ancient comet—dubbed the “comet of the century”—returns to the inner solar system only once every 80,000 years.

The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was discovered in 2023 and is on its way into the inner solar system. Early estimates ...

NASA's Europa Clipper launches toward Jupiter's moon, Europa, on a mission to explore its icy surface and potential for life.