Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first time, ...

A new study challenges the dream of water-rich “Hycean” planets like K2-18b, suggesting that most sub-Neptunes lose their water deep into their interiors during formation. Instead of vast oceans, ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, September 19The Moon passes 0.8° north of Venus and 1.3° north ...

Testing is underway for the next SpaceX Starship launch in Boca Chica, Texas, signaling that we’re one step closer to seeing a Starship lift off from the Space Coast.

This invisible boundary is known as the heliosphere. It's the endpoint beyond which our Sun does not have any reach or power.

Astronomy Ireland is setting up giant telescopes in anticipation of “an extremely rare view” of Saturn, which only occurs ...

By 2015, NASA announced that Kepler had discovered its 1,000th exoplanet. 2016 was a banner year for exoplanet detections with nearly 1,500 in that year alone. The total number reached 5,000 in March ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A veteran water expert from Arizona says the Trump administration withdrew his nomination to lead ...

The former Gophers golfer and hockey player won the U.S. Open in 1993 and won a PGA Champions Tour event in 2006.

Taiwan's space chief Wu Jong-shinn says the "clock is ticking" for the democratic island to launch its own satellites to ...

Astronomers are pulling back the curtain on two of the universe’s biggest mysteries: how planets are born and how invisible ...

The planets are coming in loud and clear today. Cosmic herald Mercury in personable Libra will be reaching to form a pair of ...