Winds exceeding 110 mph that tore across the top of Mount Hamilton early Christmas morning blasted a massive steel protective ...

REx reveals asteroid Bennu contains life's building blocks, shedding light on Earth's origins and the potential for extraterrestrial life.

Across astronomy and astrobiology, a quiet but profound shift is underway. Instead of assuming the galaxy teems with ...

In a cosmic fireworks display, scientists have observed two objects colliding around a bright star 25 light-years from Earth.

While surveying distant worlds beyond our solar system, researchers unexpectedly obtained the first direct images showing ...

SpaceX notched a number of other milestones during this very busy year. For example, the company pulled off its 500th rocket ...