New simulations suggest that various meteorite families may have formed in the same ancient ring near Jupiter.

A close conjunction of the two brightest planets in the night sky will take place over several evenings, with the best time ...

Venus and Jupiter — are by far the brightest of those that are readily visible with the unaided eye. In fact, on one ...

Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above Arizona's Kitt Peak National Observatory. Searing ...

The bright planets will appear within a pinkie width of each other this June—their closest alignment until 2028.

New study highlights origin of comet that brought reign of dinosaurs to an abrupt end. A new study led by the scientists of Harvard University has put forth a new theory that coul ...

Electrons around Jupiter have been caught in the process of being accelerated, revealing a potentially unified mechanism for ...

Returning champion Peter McFerrin faces off against Gabriel Berkowitz and Gil Hamel in his third consecutive game ...

Jupiter's auroras were captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, ...

There will be plenty of celestial events this June, from planetary conjunctions and the summer solstice to a micro full ...

Summer arrives this month and with it come long, sweltering days along with all-too-brief nights. But if you can dodge the fireflies and stock up on mosquito repellent, there’s still stargazing to be ...