One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

A new material called Alloy 30 shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled and it could help with telescope ...

From Mercury’s peak visibility to the Southern delta Aquariids meteor shower, July’s skywatching lineup promises an array of ...

Mars appears red due to iron oxide, similar to rust and even human blood Probes reveal Mars is more tan or brown than red ...

New computer models suggested that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) could get better radar data if it rolled farther ...

People from cultures across the world have been looking at Mars since ancient times. Because it appears reddish, it has often ...

Your blood is also red because of a mixture of iron and oxygen in a molecule called hemoglobin. So in a way, the ancient ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first exoplanet, astronomers said Wednesday, capturing rare direct images ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a ...

L3Harris in Rochester played a pivotal role in building the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s massive secondary mirror.

Sometimes the best stargazing happens on ordinary nights. Late June 2025 showcases consistent cosmic rhythms: Venus is ...

The 2026 fiscal year budget proposal recommendations from President Donald Trump's administration include cuts for the NASA, ...