NASA's ambitious mission to look for alien life on the Jovian moon has now officially moved from the concept stage to the development phase.
Just when you got used to Mercury Retrograde -- here comes the June full moon.
A new study attempts to answer a long-standing question -- why are Earth and lunar rocks “almost identical” in their chemical composition?
Extraterrestrial life may not consist of grey creatures with large black eyes, but NASA thinks there may be different types of living organisms on Europa.
Amateur astronomers can also spot Jupiter and Saturn in the sky this weekend.
A government effort to curb pollution has forced fireworks sales down, in line with the rest of manufacturing in China.
Pope Francis condemned the killing of 21 Coptic Christians by the Islamic State group.
We are all familiar with the front side of the moon, but a new video shows the side that we never see.
The assault is the second the group has launched against the strategically important city of Maiduguri in the past week.
The proposed $780 million mission will drill 328 feet below the moon's surface to see if a human base can be set up in the future.
Lunar Mission One is looking to raise money to launch a probe to the moon.
The crashed probe's engines ran out of juice before it could return to Earth.
The latest probe is a test run for a 2017 mission, aimed at sending a manned spacecraft to the moon, collect samples and return to Earth.
Wednesday's total lunar eclipse begins around 4 a.m. EDT and will reach totality at 6:25 a.m. EDT.
Scientists said that they have found evidence the rough outline of this rectangular was actually formed by ancient rift valleys.
A Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the equinox.
September may not be as astronomically exciting as August or October, but there are a few highlights.
Shape on Google Moon sparks speculation on existence of UFO base.
The orbiter, which will test technology to be used in Chang'e-5, will travel to the moon and back.
The August supermoon will be the second of the summer.
A matter of perfect timing makes the August supermoon the best one to view.
The discovery of the volcanoes on Io is expected to help astronomers understand the processes that shaped the surfaces of planets and moons.