Elon Musk’s vision to colonize Mars might sound like the plot of a science fiction novel, but it’s quickly becoming a reality. With his private space exploration company, SpaceX, Musk has set his ...

Musk would like to send the Starship to Mars during the next transit window, which lasts from November 2026 through January ...

Mars appears low in our western sky for an hour or two after sunset.  Spotting it will be made easier if binoculars are used.

Skywatchers in central Wisconsin can expect a stunning week ahead, with planetary pairings, moon phases and celestial ...

Russ was born in 1948 at the Wills Maternity Sanitarium, a long-demolished building at 2929 Main St. in Kansas City. Today, ...

Friday, July 4 Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, standing 26° from our star at 1 A.M. EDT. We’ll ...

SpaceX's efforts to recover debris from the recent Starship explosion have faced challenges. The company seeks Mexico's ...

As officials look to position SpaceX's headquarters to facilitate Elon Musk's spaceflight goals, clashes with some Texas ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...

Scientists had hypothesized before the rover arrived that the peculiar ridges formed with the last trickles of water in the ...

A close conjunction of the moon and Mars will be June's celestial highlight. Stormtracker 16 Meteorologist Jeremy Lewan has the details in this week's Skywatch 16 ...

I was looking forward to writing a tribute to clear summer skies and great summer stargazing in the Pacific Northwest.