These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...

As of Friday, Nov. 28, the moon phase is First Quarter. This means 53% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's ...

Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters) ...

Two millenniums before blastoff, astronomy belonged as much to the realms of art, philosophy and religion as it did to what ...

Keep an eye on the forecast for clear night skies, so that you don't miss out on the astronomical events occurring throughout ...

Mercury is the innermost and smallest of the eight major planets in our Solar System, orbiting closest to the Sun. Though ...

From its first detection using an instrument designed in part by teams based in the Bay, to follow-up orbit analysis ...

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...

It’s been more than half a century since humans last walked on the Moon, but we’re on the verge of doing so again.

The Artemis II astronauts will be eating meals aboard the Orion spacecraft for 10 days as they fly around the moon.

About 4.5 billion years ago, Earth had a violent neighbor. A young, still-forming planet named Theia slammed into our world with enough force to melt vast portions of its mantle and scatter a huge ...

This month's beaver supermoon has enhanced effects on oceans, but can it affect our bodies? Stormtracker 16's Jeremy Lewan has your answer in this Skywatch 16.