At a Glance The best time to view the comet in the Northern Hemisphere will be Tuesday and Wednesday.Remnants of the comet will come within70.4 million miles of Earth. Remnants of a green comet nicknamed the "Incredible Hulk" will zip by Earth this week, offeringstargazers a view of a dust cloud at least twice the size of Jupiter. Discovered in September 2017,reportedly broke up in late July as it approached the sun. The remaining dust cloud will make its closest...

Astronomers are baffled by a newly detected planet that has an insanely powerful magnetic field and glowing auroras. ...

Vice President Pence announced plans for the creation of a sixth military branch Thursday at the Pentagon. ...

At a Glance The mission will bring the car-sized spacecraft within 4 millionmiles of the sun. The spacecraft will be forced to withstand heat and radiation unlikeany other spacecraft in history.The probe's 4.5-inch-thick carbon-composite shield can protect it from temperatures as high as 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to launch this weekend, a mission that will bring the car-sized spacecraft within 4 millionmiles of the sun. A technical problem early Saturday delayed the launch at the...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe was launched early Sunday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It will explore the sun's atmosphere. ...

A new telescope currently in development, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), could help scientists plan satellite missions on tiny asteroids. ...

A home security camera in Atlanta captures an incredibly bright fireball streaking across the sky. ...

Einstein was right again. His theory of general relativity has just been confirmed near a black hole. Astronomer John Gianforte breaks it down for us. ...

Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari explains what's so cool about this photo of a Sunglint ...

A team of NASA scientists led by Shuai Li made this amazing discovery. ...

At a Glance Scientists have found definitive proof of water ice on the moon for the first time.Much of the ice is located near the north and south poles in the shadows of craters.The scientists say this could be key for lengthy missions to the moon in the future. For the first time ever, NASA scientists have confirmed the presence of water ice on the moon, near both its north and south poles. The findings, inthe Proceedings of the National...

NASA satellites capture Yellowstone’s recovery over 30 years after brutal 1988 wildfires that scorched nearly 800,000 acores. ...