January's full Moon is known as the Wolf Moon because wolves were historically believed to howl more often during midwinter, ...

Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, ...

Forty light-years away, seven Earth-sized planets orbit around a dim red dwarf star in one of the most tightly packed ...

Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years, as well as a ...

Jupiter makes its closest approach on January 9, just 393 million miles away, shortly before reaching its opposition on January 10.

Jupiter, as always, is a dazzling object, shining among the stars of Gemini the Twins. It reaches opposition on Jan. 10; this ...