The DSCOVR satellite's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) captured the moon transit the Earth. Credit: Space.com | ...

A rare 'smiley face' triple conjunction is coming to Earth's morning skies on April 25, when Venus, Saturn and the crescent moon form a celestial smirk near the horizon.

"Decades from now, we may look back at this point in time and recognise it was when the living universe came within reach," ...

Scientists have detected chemical signatures on a planet 124 light-years away that suggest the presence of life for the first time beyond our solar system.

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

Chinese researchers analyzed the first-ever soil samples returned from the far side of the moon, but further samples will be ...

Stars were extremely significant to the inhabitants of Middle-earth in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings novel, especially the Elves.

Katy Perry is taking part in a Blue Origin New Shepard flight to the edge of space along with Amazon owner Jeff Bezos' ...

A new image has emerged of the Red Planet rising above the lunar limb after being occulted by the moon in January.

It's good news for stargazers as April's first full moon, the Pink Moon, will be visible across the UK this weekend. As a ...