Three celestial bodies will meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely visible in the ...

Astronomers are investigating a little-known and largely unseen group of asteroids that quietly orbit the sun alongside Venus — and there may be many more of them than we thought. "It's like ...

Most calculations predict the decaying probe's remnants could come crashing down early Saturday morning. Given its orbit, the spacecraft could land pretty much anywhere, astronomers calculate. But ...

Today, let's talk about the mysterious Maya civilization. The Maya civilization is incredibly enigmatic, filled with various ...

Around the time of your romantic dinner, head outside and look to the southwest to spot the super brilliant planet in the night sky Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Looking through a telescope or ...

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft may return to Earth this week, more than 50 years after it embarked on a botched mission to Venus. Cosmos 482 launched in 1972 with the intent of landing on Venus for ...

BOSTON —Droplets of Venus’ clouds may someday come to Earth. Researchers are testing a device that can gather mist from our planetary neighbor’s atmosphere and deliver it to scientists so they can ...

In a serendipitous turn of events, scientists have discovered that Japan's Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 weather satellites, designed to monitor storms and climate patterns here on Earth, have also been ...

Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely ...

Looking through a telescope or binoculars can help you see Venus in its crescent phase on Valentine's Day—but the planet is visible to the naked eye. NASA For a romantic moment on Valentine’s Day, ...

If everything had gone to plan, an uncrewed Soviet-era spacecraft would have landed on Venus in 1972 to conduct a few hours of operations before dying for good. The probe known as Cosmos 482 was meant ...