China's Chang'e 6 mission returned the first-ever far-side lunar samples, revealing new insights into the moon's interior.

NASA's GRACE satellite detected a large gravity anomaly over the Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile, Earth-based observatories saw a rapid shift in the planet's geomagnetic field.

The Moon has always been a plain, grayscale, landscape. Its plains and craters offer some variety, but the lunar surface ...

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

Our solar system’s third discovered interstellar visitor, comet 3I/Atlas, will dip into the glare of the Sun this week, leaving the detective work on this object to spacecraft far from Earth.

Forty-three years ago, in March 1982, humanity received its last direct visual postcard from the surface of Venus.

I/ATLAS stands apart from other interstellar objects because of its size as well as pace, and will soon disappear from ...

You won't need a telescope to see this supermoon. Skygazers, get ready to head outside and spot the supermoon next Monday. The full moon will appear on Oct. 6. You shouldn't have any trouble seeing it ...

The northern lights could be seen from the UP to mid-Michigan Tuesday night, Sept. 30, forecasters say. Here's what to know.

This article, originally titled "The Man Who Discovered the Universe," is from the Summer 2025 issue of Air & Space Quarterly ...

According to NASA data, Earth is reflecting less and less sunlight. Here are the potential consequences of that.

An Earth-observing radar satellite launched in July jointly between the U.S. and India has returned its first images of our ...