Astronomers are meeting today at the Planetary Defense Conference to discuss plans to observe asteroid 99942 Apophis, a relatively large asteroid that'll sweep past Earth safely - but rather closely - in 2029. Read more.
"We were gobsmacked by what we saw in this system. It was completely unexpected ... It tells us a little more about that big question: ‘How did we get here?'"Read more.
The 1st-ever photo of a giant black hole made headlines earlier this month. Now see some beautiful images of M87, the great galaxy it calls home, located some 55 million light-years from Earth. See the images.
The Southern Hemisphere has the advantage for catching the moon, Venus and Mercury in the coming mornings. From there, they appear more directly above the sunrise. Read more.
