Celebrate a Harvest Moon lunar eclipse and an occultation of the planet Saturn, just days before Neptune reaches opposition.

Come 2034, humans could witness the first-ever artificial meteor shower sparked by activity in space.

Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners announced including nebulae, skyscapes, and more.

Commander Jared Isaacman and mission specialist Sarah Gillis each spent a few minutes outside the Dragon capsule, performing ...

Aged 69, the chemical engineer has already spent more than a year in space. And he’s far from the oldest person to fly beyond ...

A photon traveling through the curved space-time near a black hole isn't so much pulled as falls into the the black hole.

The gargantuan rocket’s fifth test flight will attempt a complex booster ‘catch’ maneuver, but not for at least a few months.

Space travel comes with risk − and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than any private mission has ...

Launch pads, however, are often overlooked even by spaceflight afficionados. Still, without a well-designed and properly ...

New observations show the bubbling surface of the red giant star R Doradus, a feat previously only achievable with the Sun.

A National Academies committee says the space agency is prioritizing short-term wins and commercial arrangements over the ...

The Owl Cluster, also known as NGC 457, is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. You can’t see it without optical ...