The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 33 million miles. It will be the mid-2030s before it ...

A NASA planetary scientist has proposed what may be the first scientifically sound explanation for the mysterious Star of Bethlehem that guided the three wise men to the infant Jesus over two ...

Jim Carrey recently joined Vulture for an oral history to mark the 25th anniversary of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” Ron ...

Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy ...

Located 446 light-years from Earth, this planet, dubbed 'HD 143811 b', orbits a 'binary system' where two stars swirl around ...

A distant red giant star is rippling with seismic vibrations, and for the first time, a NASA spacecraft has translated those ...

Subtle variations in the star’s brightness suggest it once collided and merged with another star, an explosive event that left it spinning rapidly. It now orbits a quiet black hole in the Gaia BH2 ...

SpaceX is planning a weekend rocket launch from Southern California 3 days after the commercial spaceflight company's last mission.

SpaceX will launch its second rocket of December from California. Here's where to watch the Falcon 9 lift off at the Vandenberg Space Force Base.

To enjoy the Geminid show, bundle up and venture away from city lights, which can drown out fireballs. The meteor shower will appear over the whole sky, so look to the darkest part or search for the ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...

A NASA rover that launched from Florida detected electrical sparks igniting within small dusty tornadoes whirling on Mars' ...