The celestial object is more than just a guest staying over for a quick visit. It's here to stay, or at least until ...

NASA regularly releases breathtaking images of Jupiter and its moons, highlighting diverse celestial features. Jupiter has 95 moons officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, many ...

Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the framework for modern cosmology without ever using a telescope.

This week's special full moon will be the last supermoon to be seen for a year, followed by a bright cosmic meteor shower ...

All the major elements of NASA’s next flagship space telescope are now under one roof as NASA says its development remains on cost and schedule.

Much of the knowledge about Uranus was gleaned when NASA's robotic spacecraft Voyager 2 conducted a five-day flyby in 1986 ...

Moonlight obscures most views of meteorites, so viewing should be better when there is no moon or a crescent rather than a ...

They also used the densities of large KBOs such as Pluto and its moon Charon, as determined by NASA's New Horizons mission. "This work provides testable predictions for future helioseismology, solar ...

In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.

You will almost certainly need either binoculars or a telescope to see Uranus. Technically, the planet is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky and away from light pollution to folks with ...

This calls for a fresh look at space policy. Here are some hopefully helpful suggestions.