The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025 as the band arcs across the night sky.

Skywatchers across nine northern U.S. states have a rare chance to witness a dazzling display of the aurora borealis this ...

Experts say the sight of satellites burning up on re-entry to the atmosphere will become more common as more man-made objects are launched.

A violent tornado tore through a US state, shredding homes with 170 mph winds and carving a deadly path of destruction that ...

Mind-boggling beauty abounds in photographs from around the globe submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year ...

Noctilucent clouds, Earth's highest clouds, shine blue in the twilight sky from late May to August in the northern hemisphere ...

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...

JWST has detected the earliest galaxies in the universe, but some look “more mature” than expected. Is it time to rethink how ...

A groundbreaking new supercomputer model shows how magnetic fields shape the turbulent flow of charged particles in space.

This week is the best time in May to view the night sky. Here's everything you can see during May's dark skies, from an ...

The lone planet confirmed to be in the system is squeezed in between the two, orbiting at a distance similar to Earth's distance from the Sun. And, as an added bonus, the planet is orbiting backward ...

DARPA announces new program, "Rads to Watts," which looks to revolutionize humanity's exploration and expansion of space.