A mystery almost a century old may be solved later this year. In 1937 Amelia Earhart disappeared during an attempt to fly around the world with her navigator, Fred Noonan.

According to Greek and Roman mythology, Sagittarius depicts a centaur shooting an arrow. In case you’ve never run into one, a ...

Western automakers ignored smaller markets like Argentina. But China saw potential—and that bet is paying off.

The Helix Nebula is revealing how debris from a dying star gets broken apart and mixed into the gas between stars.

Perseverance caught Earth slipping behind Phobos on Mars, the first time anyone has recorded the sight from another planet's ...

Mars stands within 1° of the open cluster M35 in the early-morning sky of the 14th. Both are located at the feet of Gemini the Twins, after Mars crossed into the constellation from Taurus just two ...

Space stocks are splitting into winners and losers Thursday, and the reason goes deeper than one earnings miss. What Intuitive Machines reported this morning set off a chain reaction that is hitting ...

This week in Starwatch, I want to take you to the low southern skies for one of the best constellations of summer, Sagittarius the Archer. Not only is Sagittarius easy to find, but it’s also in the ...

Siberian scientists have patented a nickel-zeolite catalyst that converts plastic pyrolysis oil into aviation-grade kerosene in one reactor pass, eliminating the platinum-group metals that blocked ...

The moon’s shadow swept over Earth on Wednesday, captivating millions across the planet. It was the first total solar eclipse since the North American eclipse of April 2024 ...

As the sky darkened, gradually at first and then quickly, people broke into applause and cheered. It was the Spain's first total solar eclipse in more than a century.

Earth disappearing behind the tiny moon Phobos. Seen from nearly 195 million miles away, our planet was reduced to a single point of light before briefly vanishing behind Phobos. The rare alignment ...