Lake Effect astronomy contributor Jean Creighton shares some myths behind some of our solar system’s most famous moons and ...

In October 1604, astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler spotted a new star in the sky and began tracking it. Over the course of several weeks, the star remained visible in the daytime and ...

"Eight minutes later, the orbiter started receiving data from the descent probe, which slammed into the top of the Jovian atmosphere at a comet-like speed of 170,000 kilometers per hour," NASA ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of ...

The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) of the European Space Agency (ESA) will investigate Jupiter and its icy moons Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, with the aim to better understand the origin and ...

To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...

The “man in the moon,” however, is in my opinion a poser. I’ve seen various explanations for why people see a face in the moon’s chaotic, giant-impact-sculpted mix of bright highlands and ...

Head’s up, skywatchers: Wednesday, June 25, is the new moon in Cancer, and according to astrologers, this month’s new phase is significant as Jupiter is conjunct, amplifying the energy.

NASA's Juno spacecraft made a close flyby of Jupiter moon lo. See an animation of the images the probe captured created by Koji Kuramura and Gerald Eichstädt. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS ...

Lava tubes and caves exist on Earth, and they have provided refuge to voyaging humans from intense weather for almost 10,000 years. The cave discovered on the moon is likely to be very similar to ...