NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has captured incredible video footage of the ice mountains on Pluto’s moon Nix.

Saturn is everyone’s favorite planet, it seems. Through a telescope those glorious rings make that world appear so three-dimensional that it’s not ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

Arête Glacier Initiative has raised $5 million to improve forecasts of sea-level rise and explore the possibility of ...

Stargazers had a sight to behold Thursday night as a "blood moon" total lunar eclipse appeared in the sky. The total lunar eclipse featuring a "blood moon" took place on the evening of March 13 ...

Jupiter's second-largest moon has more impact craters on its surface than any other planetary body in the solar system, and it has tons of ice on its surface as well. For decades. researchers ...

The "diamond ring" phenomenon can also be viewed from Earth during solar eclipses. This occurs as bright points of light appear when sunlight pokes through valleys and mountain ridges on the moon ...

The moon is turning red in the night sky this morning in an event known as a blood moon. The phenomenon only happens a handful of times a year, and this is your next chance to spot one in the UK.

The ejected material forms Saturn's E ring and scientists study the ... impacts covering the surface. The small moon is composed of mainly water ice — this is also the only substance ever ...

The Moon appears to turn red as it passes into Earth's shadow. NASA Ames Research Center/Brian Day Skywatchers are gearing up for a rare celestial event that’s set to adorn the night skies ...

The “blood moon” will be visible in every state between Thursday night and Friday morning and will glow with a reddish hue. The eclipse will happen Thursday night through Friday morning ...

Update: this event has happened! In my latest post you can See The Best Photos Of Today’s Magnificent ‘Blood Moon’ Total Eclipse. The final full moon of winter — the worm moon — will ...