While unraveling the mystery of why some planet-forming disks fall onto their stars, an astronomer stumbled upon a surprise: ...

The Philadelphia region will be in for a celestial treat when a total lunar eclipse takes over the skies Thursday into Friday ...

The rare celestial event will turn a full moon into a reddish color often called a "Blood Moon." Ray Strickland reports.

The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...

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An amature astronomer spotted a near Earth object and alerted authorities only to realize it was Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster ...

A fresh look at past data reveals that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter formed much sooner than previously thought, ...

Dr. Vera Rubin, a Cornell graduate whose research confirmed the existence of dark matter, will be featured on a U.S. quarter ...

A UVA professor is part of the study of Trojan asteroids, presumed remnants of the early solar system that share Jupiter’s ...

THE EARTH BLEW UP pits Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Penelope Pig against an alien from outer space who’s intent on turning every ...