At a Glance America's first total solar eclipse in four decades will cross the country on Aug. 21.Oregon will be one of the best states for observing the eclipse. Where is the best place to see the 2017 eclipse? This is the most frequently asked question about the Great American Eclipse of August 21, 2017. There are many ways to answer this question but the essential point is that there are many excellent places to view the eclipse across the...

At a Glance NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured photos of Saturn's moon, Pan.Everyone seems to be chiming in on what the oddly-shaped moon resembles. There's no doubt about it — there are some mysteries out there that seem to defy all that we know and believe. A recent shows one of Saturn's many moons and it doesn't look anything like our moon, that's for sure. In fact, theworld has weighed in and some say the tiny moon Pan, which has a...

From startling similarities to absurd discoveries, astronomers are finding many Earth-like exoplanets in deep space. ...

Incredible video from NASA of gorgeous green aurora, perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. ...

Though physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking is famous for his studies of space, he has yet to journey into the cosmos to see them up-close. Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has stepped in to change that, offering the researcher a seat on his spaceship. Hawking, 75, , Yahoo reports. "I thought no one would take me, but Richard Branson has offered me a seat on Virgin Galactic and I said yes immediately," said Hawking. (MORE: ) Virgin Galactic –...

NASA’s JPL created PUFFER, a lightweight microbot capable of navigating extreme conditions, like the Martian landscape. ...

No sunspots have been seen for 15 days, the longest period since the last solar minimum, the quiet period of solar activity that occurs every 11 years. ...

The image above shows a high-resolution enhanced color view of Pluto on July 14, 2015, captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft. A team of researchers is lobbying for a new definition of a planet that would reestablish the icy body's status. (NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI) Just as the idea of Pluto as a dwarf planet began to sink in, researchers have started to lobbyfor a new definition that would reclassify the icy celestial body as a planet, along with more than 100 other...

A space enthusiast combined hundreds of high-resolution images to show what flying over Mars might look like. ...

NASA tested its most advanced space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, by simulating the intense vibrations felt during launch. ...

The Maui Space Surveillance Complex operates at an elevation of 10,000 feet -- literally above the clouds. ...

At a Glance What appeared to be water flowing on Mars' surface is actually an optical illusion, according to a recent study.The flows are the result of sand avalanches and shadows cast by sunlight. Seasonally recurring streaks on Mars had researchers considering the presence of water on the Red Planet, but a team of researchers proposed a theory that these flows have nothing to do with water at all. According to a recent study, the scientists believe that that create...