A police dash cam captures a meteor flashing through the night sky over Lisle, Illinois. ...

Spectacular new images from the Hubble Space Telescope show the death of a star, as it transforms from a red giant to a planetary nebula. ...

A full moon, lunar eclipse and comet are coming our way the weekend of February 10. ...

At a Glance Researchers have determined that a massive comet-like object is 100,000 times larger than Halley's Comet. The object is being ripped apart and scattered throughout a white dwarf's atmosphere.This finding provides the best evidence yet for a belt of comet-like bodies that are orbiting the white dwarf. Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have recentlydiscovered that a massive comet-like object 100,000 times bigger than Halley’s Comet is being ripped apart and scattered throughout the atmosphere of a white...

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a massive comet, much bigger than Halley’s comet, in a distant galaxy. ...

The image above is an artist’s conception of the probable planet orbiting a star called GJ 411. (Ricardo Ramirez) At a Glance Researchers have discovered more than 100 new planets. One of the planets is a hot "super-Earth" with a rocky surface. An international team of researchers has discovered 114 new planets, including a "super-Earth" and 60 others that could support life. After observing data from a 20-year long survey, and 54 planet candidates that still need follow-up research, according...

A planet described as a “Super Earth” and others have been discovered in the fourth-nearest star system to ours. ...

A monster black hole makes a decade-long meal out of a star twice as big as our sun. ...

At a Glance A total solar eclipse will cross the United States on Aug. 21.It will be the first total eclipse in the U.S. in four decades and the first coast-to-coast eclipse in a century.Scientists offer suggestions on how to best view this once-in-a-lifetime event. In just six months, Americans will have the opportunity to experience the in nearly four decades. On Aug. 21, the "Great American Total Solar Eclipse" will mesmerize Americans across a 70-mile path from coast to...

At a Glance SpaceX brought NASA's historic moonshot launch pad back in to business with a recent launch. The pad was used for NASA's flight to the moon nearly a half-century ago. Sunday morning a SpaceX rocket soared from NASA's long-idled moonshot pad. The projective is delivering space station supplies from the exact spot where astronauts embarked on the lunar landings nearly a half-century ago. It was the first flight from NASA's legendary Launch Complex 39A since the shuttle program...

The Dragon spacecraft will deliver critical cargo to the International Space Station for NASA. ...

The most distant exoplanet spotted to date is OGLE-05-390L b. More than 21,000 light-years away, it plods around its star, taking 3,500 days to complete one orbit. It’s five times the mass of Earth. (NASA) NASA will hold a press conference Wednesday to announce new findings on exoplanets, accordingto apress release from the space agency. The event will air live as officials go into , states the release. No further detail on the findings was given, but in recent months...