The HEXAGON KH-9 reconnaissance satellites were the largest and last U.S. intelligence satellites to return photographic film ...

A giant moon with a chunk taken out of it was visible in the skies on Tuesday night. Here are some of the best shots in case ...

Traditionally, eclipse maps have been constructed from the assumption that the Moon is a perfect sphere and that all ...

Voyager 1 was responsible for one of the most iconic space photos in the history of the space program. In 1990, while still ...

In 2011, a ghostly depression, known as "the mitten," appeared on the surface of and ice sheet in Greenland after the ...

ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS The researchers' idea that Earth once ... Do you have a question about ancient Earth? Let us know via [email protected].

An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...

The full harvest supermoon will shine brightly in the night sky Tuesday evening. A partial lunar eclipse, with a “bite” taken ...

Swinging by Venus, along with flybys of Earth and the moon ... When not writing or reading about science, Samantha enjoys traveling to new places and taking photos! You can follow her on Twitter ...

Clear images of flashing lightning are rarely taken from orbit around Earth because the phenomenon is normally obscured ...

The strange, imperceptible tremor mystified geologists, but a vast team of researchers says it has cracked the case.

Launched on August 16, 2024, ISRO's EOS-08 Earth observation satellite showcases advanced thermal imaging capabilities with ...