These NASA missions were not only a steppingstone to the Moon, but influenced many aspects of the way humans still travel ...

The planets offer exciting views in April. Jupiter is a brilliant object in the evening sky, although the observing window narrows as the Sun sets later each day. Mars is past its best, but ...

A waxing Moon brightens the sky as we catch our last looks at Uranus and view Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Mars in the sky ...

The molecules, while not a direct sign of life, still signal the existence of complex chemistry on the Red Planet.

Discover the latest books, telescopes, accessories, and other astronomy products you'll be hopping for this April.

Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent is in fact incredibly valuable and plays a key role in stabilizing ...

Christopher Nolan and Sir David Attenborough recently received the prestigious Hawking Medal for Science Communication.

Most people worry about climate change, but few know what to do. The right tools allow us to convert scientific urgency into ...

Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.

Astronomers have identified the source of strange radio flashes: a binary system containing a white dwarf, the remnant of a ...

Gitanjali Rao was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Stephen Hawking Medal Junior, an award created to inspire young ...