NASA's truly outstanding Opportunity rover continues "making new discoveries about ancient Mars" as she commemorates 13 Years since bouncing to a touchdown on Mars, in a feat that is "truly amazing" - the deputy chief scientist Ray Arvidson told Universe Today exclusively.

The geological feature known as a "butte" (French for "small hill") is quite common to Earth, and planets like Mars as well.

A new instrument installed on the Keck Observatory allows astronomers to see exoplanets that are very close to their stars.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX announced Sunday (Jan. 29) a significant shuffle to the Falcon 9 launch schedule, saying that a key NASA mission to resupply the space station is moving to the head of the line and will now be their first mission to launch from historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center- formerly used to launch space shuttles.

The concept of a planet has evolved considerably over time, thanks to ongoing discoveries and refinements in the field of astronomy.

Located in the Triangulum constellation, about 3 million light-years from Earth, is the Triangulum Galaxy (aka. Messier 33).

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL - NASA unveiled a new tribute exhibit honoring three fallen astronaut heroes 50 years to the day of the Apollo 1 tragedy on January 27, 1967 when the three man crew perished in a flash fire on the launch pad during a capsule test that was not considered to be dangerous.

Two Boston University researchers propose a plan for NASA's Juno probe to remotely study Io's volcanic eruptions.

According to a study by two Harvard researchers, they have succeeded in creating metallic hydrogen for the first time in history.

Jason Wang, a graduate student from UC Berkeley, has created a video that captures the peculiar orbits of gas giants in a four-planet system

NASA is seeking citizen-scientists to help them identify ridge formations on Mars, which could help us to understanding at the geological forces at work there

Boeing has unveiled the advanced new lightweight spacesuits that astronauts will sport as passengers aboard the company's CST-100 Starliner space taxi during commercial taxi journey's to and from and the International Space Station (ISS) and other low Earth orbit destinations.

What's that bright light in the sky? How come I never noticed it before? That's not a star at all, it's Venus, and it is awesome.

A series of studies based on data obtained from Chandra X-ray observatory may held shed light on the mysteries of pulsars.

Carl Sagan hit on the idea 40 years ago. Now, a team of scientists have discovered that a trifecta of gases may have warmed Mars enough for liquid water to gush.

Sometimes, its not the eye candy aspect of the image, but what it represents. A recent image of Pluto's large moon Charon courtesy of New Horizons caught our eye. Looking like something from the grainy era of the early Space Age, we see a crescent Charon, hanging against a starry background...

Rogue sites protesting the Trump team's new guidelines for federal agencies are popping up everywhere.