Sun unleashes solar flare strong enough to cause radio blackouts on Earth
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the flare, which peaked on Sunday.
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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the flare, which peaked on Sunday.
NASA unveiled a stunning image of the ringed planet and several of its moons.
The telescope will photograph billions of galaxies across the past 10 billion years to monitor how they were affected by dark energy and matter.
Virgin Galactic successfully launched its first paying customers to the edge of space.
"We're starting to open up this new window on the universe," one astrophysicist said.
When a major solar storm hit in 1859, "telegraph systems worldwide went haywire." Here's what to know if such an event were to hit today – and how likely it is to happen.
The Buck Supermoon will appear brighter than the average full moon.
The asteroid appears small in the images but was estimated to be up to 30 feet in diameter, according to NASA data.
The group will spend 378 days inside a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot space meant to replicate conditions on the red planet.
Musk says the Super Heavy/Starship rocket may be ready for a second attempt to reach orbit in about six weeks.
SpaceX put 47 more Starlinks into orbit while United Launch Alliance boosted a classified spy satellite to space.
A series of images taken by two satellites flying past Mercury captured multiple "tectonic and volcanic curiosities."
Lightning also occurs on other planets. Here's what we know about the lightning strike on Jupiter.
The SATRIA broadband relay station will boost internet connectivity across the vast Indonesian archipelago.
The planetary alignment will include Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury.