The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space ...

Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of Australia are in prime position as the moon slips between the sun and Earth, ...

While Saturn has been visible in the night sky all of September, this weekend, the ringed planet will shine its brightest.

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A new emulator is tackling the near-impossible task of mapping the universe's large-scale structure without sacrificing ...

The Gaia space observatory helped astronomers chart 4,000 light-years worth of our home galaxy.

By capturing the same thing from very different perspectives, a NASA astronaut and an intrepid photographer create a whole ...