Supermassive black holes usually lurk unseen, but when an unlucky star drifts too close they ignite titanic outbursts ...

Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...

The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its extraordinary ability to map the universe in ...

NASA’s latest hot-fire of RS-25 engine No. 20001 roared for the full 500-second launch profile, proving it can blast the ...

Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

Astronomers at NASA have caught a glimpse of a star system whipping through space at an unprecedented speed. While the system's pace is pending confirmation, it's thought to be traveling at a jaw ...

NASA's record-breaking Parker Solar Probe will smash its own personal bests for proximity to the sun and fastest speed by a human-made object when it whizzes past our star on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).

The wise men of the Gospel of Matthew’s birth narrative were Eastern star-readers, discerning from the night sky a sign of the coming of Israel’s prophesied king (Matt. 2:1–2).

Astronomers believe that the star that guided the prophets at the time could have been Jupiter. But, Venus this year is being referred to as the Christmas Star because of its prominent visibility ...

NASA has officially given SpaceX the next two missions to the International Space Station under its Commercial Crew Program with Boeing’s Starliner still potentially available for a late visi… ...

NASA and Boeing have ... Problems with small mechanical parts like valves plagued the project in 2021, ... $130,000 could buy you a Michelin-star meal with a view of the stars $130,000 ...