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On October 24, 1946 - 76 years ago tomorrow - a movie camera on board a V-2 rocket captured the first-ever photo of Earth from space.
Students participating in the MoonKAM project used NASA's GRAIL spacecraft to capture this wonderful image of Earth as seen from the moon's far side.
A new study suggests that growing up in poverty can suppress a kid's potential to demonstrate their smarts, even before age two. Read more about genetic potential.
Are you thinking of buying a telescope? Here's how to know if you're ready, with tips on what 1st-time buyers should look for.
A geomagnetic storm produced aurora visible from even southern states on March 23, 2023. See some of our best aurora photos here.
On the last nights of June 2021, watch for three worlds in space: the moon, Jupiter, Saturn. They'll be up from late night to dawn.
Mars is getting exciting - bright now, and very red - and heading toward more brightness and more intense color by October. This past weekend, the moon and Mars were close. Photos here.
A mysteriously long, thin cloud has again appeared over the Arsia Mons volcano on Mars.
Because the moon moves eastward (away from the setting sun) at the rate of about 13 degrees per day, watch for the young moon to shed its shadow as it waxes (increases) in age.
Astronomer Guy Ottewell offers his insights - and chart-making skills - to you during this 2020 opposition of our solar system's golden and glorious planet of the rings, Saturn.
On April 6, NASA’s Mars InSight lander captured the 1st-ever audio of a likely “marsquake.”
Happening now in Denmark: "bright nights," when the sun is never far below the horizon. Photographer and videographer Adrien Mauduit tells the story and provides stunning imagery.
The Space Launch System is a new heavy-lift rocket planned by NASA, similar to the Saturn V rockets that launched men toward the moon 40 years ago.
Selected radio programs from the Earth & Sky science radio series have been incorporated into a traveling exhibition called "Too Small to See" at Epcot.