The predawn hours of April 28 will see a planetary triangle form in the night sky, as Venus makes a close approach to Saturn following a conjunction, while Neptune, invisible to the naked eye, will ...

In a rare and fleeting display early this morning, the skies offered a delightful surprise — a celestial ‘smiley face’ formed ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

The morning of April 24 will give rise to a striking mini-planetary parade, as Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, and Earth's ...

Venus and Saturn will align with a crescent moon to create the illusion of a smiley face in the sky on the morning of April ...

"As a geologist who studies planets, I question the assumption that these molecules can only be produced by life." An ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

The Sun entered Taurus yesterday, and our ski season ends today. It’s official — we’re deep in the throes of spring now.

The initial report was based on observations from the powerful James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration of NASA and its European and Canadian counterparts. But the results created a lot of hubbub ...

A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But ...

Where else are astronomers searching for life? In our solar system, Earth is one of only three planets, along with Mars and ...

A team of astronomers have detected what they call the most promising signs to date of a possible biosignature, or signs of ...