The first mission to land on a moon of Mars could launch as soon as Oct. 19, carrying with it a sample collection instrument ...

Follow the foot traffic. Sidewalk astronomers often set up at street fairs, outdoor events, nightlife hotspots, or by any venue where a lot of people tend to pass by. If you want to set up at an event ...

The odds of there being other planets like Earth in the Universe are heavily stacked in our favor. If every planet in our galaxy were the size of a basketball, you could stretch them in a line from ...

Prior to the inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft aboard its enormous Super Heavy rocket, environmental policy expert Eric Roesch was outspoken about the likelihood of significant ...

When an astrobiologist says “life is hard,” they may be speaking on a cosmic level. They could mean that life itself is a puzzle we are nowhere near solving. “We’re like second graders when it comes ...

Though once considered our solar system’s ninth planet, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. Pluto is a Kuiper Belt object, meaning it lies within a thick disc of worlds beyond Neptune.

Whether you’re spotting planets with the naked eye or finding galaxies with a telescope, there are lots of ways you can take in the wonders of the universe from the comfort of Earth. It doesn’t take ...

The projects receiving this year's grants include a Solar System shadow-tracker, a new telescope tool, and an asteroid database The Planetary Society has supported innovative science and technology ...

Messages from constituents are proven to have a significant impact on how representatives in Congress prioritize issues like space exploration. As Fiscal Year 2026 comes to an end and FY 2027 begins ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may soon demystify the realm of Pluto and many other icy worlds. Since its launch in December 2021, JWST has sent back dazzling photos of distant exoplanets, ...