New Hubble Space Telescope imagery of the Saturn show it's 'ring spokes' in orbit around the gas giant planet. Credit: ...

Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASA’s iconic Goddard Space Flight Center’s main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland—the ...

Astrophotographer Mark Johnstron captured a mesmerizing cloud of hydrogen plasma dancing above the sun's limb in this ...

Located in the constellation Leo, spiral galaxy NGC 3370 has long been a favorite among astronomers. NGC 3370 is part of a ...

Researchers at TU Dresden have developed a laser-powered ice drill capable of boring narrow, deep holes on icy moons like Europa and Enceladus.

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. Infant galaxies, distant quasars, exploding stars, mysterious black holes, colliding galaxies. Since its launch on ...

A trio of meteor showers sends flashes of light across our skies this month, and the first week will feature the largest and ...

Sunrise and sunset • Rises at 7:31 a.m. and sets at 5:59 p.m. on the 1st (daylight saving time) • Rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets ...

Daylight saving time officially ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2. Most of us set our clocks back one hour when we retire for ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...