Along the lunar orbital path, the point of closest proximity is known as perigee, which is when the moon is, on average, ...

Peppered throughout the universe are balls of gas that never got promoted to stardom. In a strange twist, evidence has just ...

Astronomers resolve longstanding mystery of Gliese 229B's dimness, despite its considerable mass. A Caltech-led team ...

Scientists say a celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other. The discovery was published ...

October’s full moon is taking place in the assertive and independent sign of Aries, and it’s bringing everyone an opportunity ...

Considering that at its closest, Jupiter is just 590 million kilometers (365 million miles) away, and never gets more than a ...

NASA and SpaceX have launched NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

NASA launched the Europa Clipper on Monday to explore Jupiter's fourth-largest moon, which scientists believe could support ...

Kerrville Police said an officer shot and killed a suspect the morning of Oct. 15. It happened in Fredericksburg after a police pursuit.

NASA is launching a coding competition to get some much-needed help with organizing images from April's solar eclipse for the ...

Mission to Europa marks the first dedicated exploration of an extraterrestrial ocean world that scientists believe may have ...

Recent hurricanes brought infections, contamination and disease. Also, the Europa Clipper has launched. It's all on The ...