Since Kepler's laws of motion dictate that celestial bodies orbit more slowly when farther from the sun, we are now moving at ...

Humanity’s need to track the Moon's changing phases and motions is ancient. Mammoth hunters used the Moon as a timekeeper, carving crescent-shaped notches into bone and tusk. Sumerian astronomers ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) --The Liberty Science Center is about to get a room-sized, high-tech display of Earth. CBS2's Elise Finch got a sneak peek Wednesday. The suspended globe is called ...

Scientists have uncovered ancient secrets buried deep beneath the surface of the moon, thanks to China’s Chang’e-4 mission. This milestone in space exploration offers a glimpse into the moon’s past, ...

NASA's newest space telescope has launched into orbit on a mission to unlock some of the deepest mysteries of our universe. Late Tuesday evening, the southern California coastline was lit up by ...

Big science has always needed big patronage, from rulers, rich aristocrats or state organizations. A striking example is the huge armillary sphere by the sixteenth-century astronomer Antonio ...

They confirm earlier findings, made using NACO, of the dust being arranged in a disk, which from Earth is seen almost completely edge-on but provide a much more detailed view.

With Mercury joining the show, all seven of Earth’s celestial neighbors will be present at dusk this week. By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets ...