In the science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem," the female protagonist Ye Wenjie secretly sends two electromagnetic wave signals to the extraterrestrial "Three-Body Civilization," ultimately ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory team in northern Chile finished installation of the giant Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST ...

The comet will come closest to Earth on Oct. 20. There's hope that it may become bright enough to glimpse with the naked eye.

Astriking astronomical event will grace the skies on September 8, 2025, when Saturn appears less than 5 degrees from the nearly full waning gibbous moon just after sunset, accroding to Space.com. This ...

The Lunar Eclipse Supplication in Islam A lunar eclipse is not only an astronomical wonder but also a spiritual moment of reflection for Muslims. In Saudi Arabia and across the Islamic world, ...

A top Chinese space researcher revealed plans for a mission to defend Earth from dangerous asteroids, which, if successful, would make China only the second nation after the US to alter an asteroid’s ...

To find out how people reach for the stars first you must climb 4,209 feet. You’ll find more bicyclists — and motorcyclists — ...

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The night sky of Aspen is a wonderland for stargazers, dark and transparent enough for the naked eye to discern ...

David Baron's "The Martians" plumbs the depths of America's fascination with Mars at the turn of the 20th century.

The Trump administration has sued the city of Boston and its leaders, aiming to invalidate policies seen as interfering with ...