NASA’s Parker Solar Probe skimmed the sun on Christmas Eve and lived to tell the tale. The heat-hardened spacecraft made its closest solar flyby yet at 6:53 a.m. EST on December 24. It came within 6.1 ...

NASA's record-setting spacecraft was just 3.8 million miles from the sun's surface—the closest any human-made object has ever ...

The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted in SOHO images on March 25, 2024. Full Story: <a href=" Credit: NASA's ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to determine the mass of white dwarf star LAWD 37. It is "56 percent the mass of our Sun," according to NASA/ESA. Credit: NASA, ESA, P. McGill (Univ. of ...

The Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of the New Year, has the potential to be one of the year's best – if the weather ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower is one of the strongest, and quickest, meteor showers of the year. Here’s what you need to know ...

One of the highlights of 2024 was the Great American Eclipse that captured the attention and shielded eyeballs of many ...

The Quadrantids, which peak in early January each year, are considered to be "one of the best annual meteor showers," according to NASA. "Most meteor showers have a two-day peak, which makes catching ...

After a spectacular 2024, which featured a year of wonder in the skies, including a total solar eclipse and rare sightings of the northern lights, 2025 is set to bring even more astronomical events.

Scientists have made groundbreaking progress in understanding the dazzling auroras that light up the night sky. Using NASA’s KiNET-X experiment, researchers simulated auroral conditions by releasing ...

HOLIDAYMAKERS in the UK don’t have to spend a small fortune flying to Iceland or Lapland to see the Northern Lights. Over the ...

Grab your best lawn chair, escape the city lights and dust off the old telescope -- several impressive astronomical events ...