Mercury is tiny, barely bigger than the Moon. Its metallic core makes up 70% of the planet’s mass, vastly exceeding Earth’s ...

The asteroid belt is found orbiting between Mars and Jupiter and is a vast collection of rocks that is thought to be a planet ...

October's longer nights bring two transits of Titan across Saturn, while Io and Europa tango together across Jupiter three ...

A recent study shows the asteroid belt is slowly losing material due to gravitational forces and collisions, with ...

Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.

Look, we don’t want to anthropomorphize, but is it possible that a planet that has gone to such lengths to make life ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College will open this fall for public viewing on Thursday evenings, 7:30-9:30 pm, weather permitting. You can follow activities on Instagram@keebleobservatory ...

A new batch of 23 projects will strengthen international space partnerships, develop national capabilities and boost economic ...

Musk confirmed SpaceX will use a watership to transport Starships from Texas to Florida, supporting launches at Cape ...

This month brings chances to see the first of the three supermoons of this year, two meteor showers and the opportunity to ...

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is poised to tell us whether Earthlike planets are common—if it can get off the ground ...