When it comes to understanding life in space, you’d think that an astrobiologist’s workload would be focused in, well, space.

One billionaire wants to move industry off-world, returning Earth to a pristine state. The other wants to colonise Mars.

Water on the Moon has long captured the attention of scientists, not just for its significance in future lunar exploration ...

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UCSB Physics Professor Roger Freedman held our attention three years ago as he explained the wonders and understanding that ...

These are the kinds of questions astrophysicist and science journalist Adam Becker poses in his new book, More Everything ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure — and reveal how little is understood about ...

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises Friday, as three celestial bodies will appear ...

Get ready for a celestial treat this weekend! Venus, Saturn, and a crescent Moon will align to form a smiling face in the sky ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

Massing of planets around the Moon is not unusual - but it's much less common to see this particular alignment ...