The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...

The Moon is rusting — and it’s Earth’s fault. Scientists have found that oxygen particles blown from Earth to the Moon can ...

Lunar minerals generate the rust mineral hematite when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, experiments show.

Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without being gravitationally tied to Earth ...

Would you guess that the Earth is spinning at 1,000 mph around its axis and at the same time hurtling through space on its ...

Obtained by UB as part of a project to observe last year's total solar eclipse, the telescope will be used for education and ...

Summer is officially over September 22, at 2:19 p.m. Time to hang up the surfboard, deflate the beach balls, stow the grill, ...

SKYWATCH: This year marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery, just inside Jupiter’s orbit, of Kohoutek, a comet synonymous ...

This video takes you on a journey through Jupiter’s atmosphere, revealing the planet’s immense storms, powerful cyclones, and breathtaking lightning strikes captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. It ...

The sun has become increasingly active since 2008, a new NASA study shows. Solar activity is known to fluctuate in cycles of ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

The clear views of Saturn are because it will be making its closest pass to us here on Earth for 2025, giving us the clearest and brightest view we’ll get all year. It will be ‘in opposition’ this ...