NASA Opens Planetary Defense Office to Protect Earth from Asteroids

A major step has been taken to coordinate U.S. agencies and intergovernmental efforts to respond to future near-Earth objects that…

Venus and Saturn Snuggle

At dawn on Saturday, January 9, skywatchers get a chance to witness a spectacularly close encounter between two bright planets…

Here are some of the more noteworthy sky events that will take place this year. Space.com’s Night Sky column will…

A high-flying balloon captured some amazing video footage of the Quadrantid meteor shower, showing dazzling views of "shooting stars" as…

Here is a chart of some of the must-see spectacles that the night sky has to offer in 2016. from…

All amateur Michael Sidonio wanted was a pretty astro-image of NGC 253. What he got instead was credit for discovering…

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Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) remains about 6th magnitude. It’s between the Arcturus and the handle of the Big Dipper this…

Tracing Chemical Elements in the First Stars I continue to be fascinated by the existence of the first stars in the…

Canadian company Terrestrial Energy has secured CAD$10 million ($7 million) in Series A funding to support its program to bring…