Depending on how you look at it, this catchphrase from a 1980s pop song is decently accurate: you can actually melt the ...

Although the Ursids are active from Dec. 13 through Dec. 26, the peak night coincides with the winter solstice, which occurs at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. Though the two events are totally unrelated, ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, will swing closest to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19). Here’s how to see it.

A pair of nascent planets have been caught smashing together around the nearby star Fomalhaut, and in doing so have solved the puzzle of its famous ‘planet’ ...

A massive collision between two asteroid-sized bodies around a nearby star offers a rare look at the violent process of ...

Our Solar System contains tens of thousands of potentially dangerous asteroids that could wipe out an entire city, or worse.

WWE’s biggest stars, shocking decisions, and baffling creative choices collide in one wild countdown. From legends mishandled to moments fans still argue about, this breakdown revisits a year that ...

Eight possible cave openings found on the Martian surface look to have once had ancient streams flowing into them, suggesting they are promising places to look for evidence of life ...