The Asteroid Belt, which rests between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, orbits our Sun at a distance of 3.2 to 4.2 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun

In the northern sky, bordered by Ursa Major and Boötes, lies the small constellation of Canes Venatici, one of the 88 constellations recognized by the IAU.

According to the Standard Model of Particle Physics, all matter is composed is hadrons (which are made up of elementary particles) and leptons, which are elementary particles themselves.

Sky Canvas plans to launch a colorful artificial meteor shower barrage via micro-satellite.

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go into space, blazing a trail for all the female astronauts and cosmonauts who have since followed.

Not all stars are alone. Some come in pairs and more. And when there are multiple stars in a system, watch the cosmic sparks fly.

A new study released by the Radiological Society of North America has determined why astronauts who take part in long-duration missions experience problems with their eyesight.

Radar mapping of San Francisco's Bay Area has verified the slow sinking of a luxury skyscraper.

For decades, astronomers have believed that a supermassive black hole exists at the center of our galaxy. And ongoing research has shown that it is not alone!

Located in the direction of the Sagittarius Constellation, roughly17,900 light-years from Earth, lies the globular cluster known as Messier 28.

Using the same kind of light and detection ranging (lidar) technology as the OSIRIS-REx missions, archaeologists are uncovering secrets of Earth's distant past.

After months of research, the IAUs Working Group on Star Names has released a catalog that restored the assigned traditional names to 227 stars

The Cydonia region of Mars has been the subject of scientific and popular curiosity for decades, thanks mainly to its famous "Face of Mars".

Investigators have made progress into determining the cause of the Schiaparelli accident, which appears to be due to a temporary error with one of the on-board instruments.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The fire and fury of the mighty Atlas V got the gorgeous NASA/NOAA GOES-R weather observatory to geostationary orbit just days ago - as a 'Thanksgiving' present to all the people of Earth through the combined efforts of the government/industry/university science and engineering teams of hard working folks who made it possible.

We've been so busy wondering how we'll find aliens that we never stopped to consider what we'll do if we actually encounter them. How does an alien discovery get communicated to the media? Who's responsible to craft a response?