The molecules, while not a direct sign of life, still signal the existence of complex chemistry on the Red Planet.

A waxing Moon brightens the sky as we catch our last looks at Uranus and view Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Mars in the sky ...

The planets offer exciting views in April for both night owls and early risers. Plus, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks in ...

Gitanjali Rao was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Stephen Hawking Medal Junior, an award created to inspire young ...

Most people worry about climate change, but few know what to do. The right tools allow us to convert scientific urgency into ...

Discover the latest books, telescopes, accessories, and other astronomy products you'll be hopping for this April.

Spectrum lifted off from Norway’s picturesque Andøya Spaceport and cleared the launch pad. But after about 30 seconds, the ...

Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent is in fact incredibly valuable and plays a key role in stabilizing ...

Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.

Plus: A solar eclipse and an occultation of the Pleiades as our satellite skims through several constellations in the sky ...

The constellations Taurus, Orion, Canis Major, and Gemini grab attention this month, while Mars, Jupiter, and Venus dominate ...

We often focus on space observatories that peer beyond Earth. But the vast majority of satellites stare right back at us.