Spectrum lifted off from Norway’s picturesque Andøya Spaceport and cleared the launch pad. But after about 30 seconds, the ...

Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.

The planets offer exciting views in April for both night owls and early risers. Plus, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks in ...

The constellations Taurus, Orion, Canis Major, and Gemini grab attention this month, while Mars, Jupiter, and Venus dominate ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out and use just your eyes to make a giant figure ...

Christopher Nolan and Sir David Attenborough recently received the prestigious Hawking Medal for Science Communication.

Plus: A solar eclipse and an occultation of the Pleiades as our satellite skims through several constellations in the sky ...

Agency describes the flight as a ‘crew-capable post-certification mission’ but acknowledges the possibility of flying without ...

Plus: Observe two stunning spirals, see Venus reappear as a morning star, and enjoy the Last Quarter Moon in the sky this ...

Isar Aerospace plans to send off its two-stage-to-orbit Spectrum rocket as the first commercial orbital launch vehicle from ...

Astronomers have identified the source of strange radio flashes: a binary system containing a white dwarf, the remnant of a ...

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.