A large asteroid known as 2003 SD220 will pass by the earth-moon system on Christmas Eve at a safe distance of 6,787,600 miles, astronomers announced.
With the use of NASA/ESA's Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, astronomers have solved the missing water mystery of ten Jupiter-like exoplanets.
In April 2015, a flood of powerful gamma rays slammed into the Earth's atmosphere. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at the data captured by the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS).
A new study is shedding light on some galaxies "clumpiness" compared to those spiral shaped galaxies.
What's cooler than watching Star Wars on Earth? That would be watching it in space, of course. The astronauts that are journeying to the International Space Station today will have the opportunity to watch the latest movie while in orbit.
The Hubble Space Telescope has a spiral galaxy that resembles an atomic nucleus, the galaxy was identified as 'NGC 7252' which is also known as the "Atoms for Peace" galaxy.
Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2 has successfully entered its target orbit and it is on its way to meet with a distant asteroid.
Pluto's day is about 6.4 Earth days long. This means that getting an image of each sunlit "side" of Pluto can be challenging. Now, though, scientists have compiled images of Pluto that show off its various sunlit faces.
Want to build a Death Star? Then you're going to need an asteroid. A NASA engineer has pointed out that the best way to create a massive object in space isn't from thin air-it's using something that's already there.
The Geminids are set to light up the skies this December, and may just be one the best night sky events of the year. From December 13 to 15, you should be able to spot the "shooting stars."
Japan's "Akatsuki" probe has successfully entered Venus' orbit, after failing in its first attempt.
Astronomers have discovered the most tenuous molecular gas ever observed.
