ESA hopes communications with the Philae comet lander can be regained by May or June. Wait you're waiting, check out these stunning newly released images!

Asteroid 2004 BL86 and its newly discovered moon passed only 745,000 miles (1.2 million km) from Earth last week. Did you see the still photos? Now see the movie ...

When our sun and planets were born, the Kepler-444 system was already older than our solar system is now.

Who knew asteroids could have flowing water? They are so small, airless and cold that the idea seems surprising, to say the least. The latest evidence, here.

Discovered in 2010, two vast and mysterious Fermi bubbles radiate out from our Milky Way galaxy's core. An update from the three astrophysicists who found them.

It's a super Saturn, 434 light-years from Earth. It has more than 30 rings, with a total diameter of some 120 million kilometers. If we could replace Saturn’s rings with these rings, they’d be easily visible from Earth and larger in our sky than a full moon.

A panoramic view of the desert world next door, from one of the highest elevations reached by the Mars rover Opportunity in its 11 years on the Red Planet.

Radar images of asteroid 2004 BL86 confirm the primary asteroid is 1,100 feet (325 meters) across with a small moon 230 feet (70 meters) across.

Asteroid 2004 BL86 came closer than any known asteroid this large until 2027. Information and photos of the asteroid, plus links to more.

Scientists publish a slew of science results from the Rosetta comet mission. Among the most fascinating ... a crack in the comet's neck! Plus dust and jets, the mysterious double-lobed shape, and more.