The Donald Trump administration is seeking cost savings, and one potential source is a proposed 25 percent reduction in ...

The Hubble Space Telescope time-lapse captured footage of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Credit: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, ...

Astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes thanks to data from NASA's NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) and other missions.

An alternate explanation that fits the evidence is that Vesta was once part of a planet – but which planet that might been ...

"We're studying the leftover raw materials from the formation of the planets and trying to understand the history that made ...

Juno’s latest discoveries have pulled back the veil on Jupiter’s harsh atmosphere and the fiery volcanic world of Io. The ...

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory director Laurie Leshin discussed various outer space endeavors in an earth and planetary ...

NASA has revealed its top skywatching tips for May, and they include a meteor shower, lots of planets, and possibly a nova.

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked eye sometime in the coming months. When it happens, the nova will ...

Stargazers can see clusters of shooting stars and planets lighting up the California night sky in May. Stunning streams of comet dust will dash across the sky when the Eta Aquarid meteor shower ...

Juno sheds light on Jupiter’s polar storms and Io’s hidden lava, offering insights at two of the solar system’s most extreme ...

NASA’s Power to Explore Challenge asks students to create a mission to a moon using radioisotope power systems.