NASA and SpaceX are gearing up for a thrilling double-mission launch on March 6, aiming to unlock cosmic secrets and solar ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or call the information line (804-752-3210) for dates and times.

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long ...

Earth is moving much ... and so all the mass in the universe is continuously dancing around. How does its orbital speed compare to that of other solar system planets? How fast you need to move ...

In 2007, astronomers discovered the Cosmic Horseshoe, a gravitationally lensed system of galaxies about 5.5 billion ...

Interstellar travel is not for humans as the timescale is well beyond a human lifespan, but celestial bodies, such as ...

The solar system's journey around the Milky Way's center takes it through varying ... It may have penetrated the Earth's atmosphere, potentially leaving traces of radioactive elements from ...

Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way. During ...

The triple star system is sending comets, asteroids and meteors our way, and the number of interstellar objects entering the solar system will rise.

Every year on February 19 scientists across the world celebrate Copernicus Day. Learn about the man who changed how we view ...