A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

Pons-Brooks and Jupiter were seen by NASA's Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory-A (STEREO-A). Credit: Space.com | NASA ...

Spring in the northern hemisphere brings with it the promise for the Lyrids, the first good meteor shower of the season.

Have you ever looked at the sky and wondered if humans are alone? Have you ever watched a sci-fi show or film and wondered if ...

A group of comets with unexplained movements presents a quandary D avide Farnocchia hunts down and tracks asteroids, and ...

The culprit was probably Jupiter's incredibly intense radiation belts. There's some good news and just-okay news about NASA's mighty little spacecraft Juno, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The devastated family of a 60-year-old man who was shot dead in his own home have paid tribute, saying he was a “much-loved father, granddad and ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter. The asteroid that once had a ...

UTICA — There was disappointment for the Utica Comets. Both in the sense that the American Hockey League team felt they played well enough to get a better result Wednesday against the Syracuse ...

Doesn’t Jupiter have the most moons ... Astronomers think they formed out of pieces of comets, asteroids and moons that were torn apart by Saturn’s gravity. So for Saturn in particular ...