A world-leading designer of space robots says gigantic new rockets being tested by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are ...

Mars' moon Phobos may actually be a comet — or at least part of one — that was gravitationally captured by the Red Planet long ago, a new preprint study based on previously unpublished photos ...

The Wolf Moon will reach its peak fullness at 5:27 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13. It will rise in the sky about an hour ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

This month marks the 20th anniversary of Spirit and Opportunity's landing on Mars, part of a mission whose legacy will extend far into the future. In January 2004, twin NASA rovers named Spirit ...

Billions of years ago, the fourth planet from the sun could have been mistaken for Earth’s smaller twin ... suggests Mars got its two faces because an object the size of Earth’s moon slammed ...

rivaled only by the moon, Venus, Jupiter and the brightest of all stars, Sirius. In contrast, Pollux, the brighter of the "Twin Stars," shines only 1/7th as bright. Good telescopic views of Mars ...

If you're looking forward to the Wolf Moon this week – the first full Moon of 2025 – you're in for a treat as the planet Mars will be visible right next to it in the night sky. On January 13 ...