The third attempt by NASA to launch an advanced weather satellite was successful Saturday from Vandenberg AFB in California. The JPSS-1 is the first in NOAA’s series of four next-generation satellites planned to circle the Earth in a polar orbit, according to NASA. The satellites will help predict severe weather and monitoring environmental conditions. ...

Stunning nighttime videos of the skies over Croatia by photographer Božan Štambuk. ...

Scientists think they’ve solved the mystery of why the dwarf planet is surprisingly cold. ...

Astronomers are elated over the discovery of an asteroid from another solar system. ...

At a Glance An asteroid known as 'Oumuamua is the first of its kind ever spotted by astronomers.It was reclassified as an interstellar asteroid, a newly discovered category, after being mistaken for a comet. It is up to one-quarter mile wide and very elongated, which gives it a cigar-like shape. An asteroid that sped through our solar system has drawn the attention of astronomers with itsdeep space origins andout of the norm characteristics. Named ‘Oumuamua, the asteroid is , according...

The Aurora Borealis, better known as the Northern Lights, shone brightly over Palmer, Alaska, during the night of Monday, November 20 and into the early hours of Tuesday morning. ...

At a Glance December's Full Cold Moon will be the only supermoon of 2017.The celestial body will appear up to 30 percent brighter and up to 14 percent larger than normal. Sunday's supermoon is the first of a trio of supermoons on the way. There will be two in January. The wait is over. The first and only visible supermoonof 2017 is set to adorn the night sky Sunday. December's full moon,dubbed the Full Cold Moon, and up to 14...

This video of a spacewalk will make you want to become an astronaut! ...

The Nov. 29, 2017, photo above shows smoke from the Indonesian island of Bali's Mount Agung volcano billowing over the Bali Sea. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) At a Glance NASA satellites spotted smoke from the Indonesian island's erupting Mount Agung volcano. The image shows smoke over the Bali Sea. The peak's eruption prompted authorities to tell 100,000 people to evacuate. An ash cloud billowing from the Indonesian island Bali’s Mount Agung volcano was captured in recently released satellite images...

It's tough to get a pizza delivered to the International Space Stations, so the astronauts had to make their own. ...

Skygazers in Los Angeles get a glimpse of the supermoon, which appears to be bigger and brighter than other full moons. ...

Residents along Florida’s Space Coast will soon hear a series of sonic booms, as NASA conducts tests to try to build a quieter supersonic plane. ...