Our planet Earth and Mercury have invisible tails stretching millions of kilometres. These cosmic tails are real phenomena.

Scientists observed a spinning black hole dragging space and time as it tore apart a star, confirming a key prediction of Einstein’s theory of relativity ...

As of Saturday, Dec. 13, the moon phase is Waning Crescent. This means 34% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

Scientists may have discovered an atmosphere on a distant planet. Astronomers at NASA used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect evidence suggesting that the rocky planet called TOI-561 b, aka ...

NASA’s TRACERS mission begins early science measurements in Earth’s southern polar cusp, tracking magnetic reconnection and ...

Comets are not the only celestial bodies with tails. Earth and Mercury also possess them, formed by different mechanisms.

Bright yellow fireballs streak across skies around the globe in the popular Geminids meteor shower will lighten the skies on ...

Professor Brian Cox debunks rumours that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is an alien spacecraft, explaining why the 7-billion-year-old comet is a 'fascinating' natural phenomenon.

LifeTracer is not a universal life detector. Rather, it provides a foundation for interpreting complex organic mixtures. The Bennu findings remind us that life-friendly chemistry may be widespread ...

I/ATLAS attracted attention when it was confirmed to be only the third body originating from another star system.

Astronomers have followed 3I/ATLAS since its discovery on July 1. Hubble photographed it on July 21 from 277 million miles ...

The Geminids, considered one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers, is predicted to peak Dec. 12-13.