A newly discovered extra-solar planet located some 11 light-years away may be suitable for life.  It’s called “Ross 128 b” and you may be...

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a swirling anticyclonic storm that was previously large enough to fit three Earths inside.  However,...

This year, on March 9th, there will be a Total Solar Eclipse, visible over Indonesia and the Pacific Ocean. A total solar eclipse occurs...

March 8 will bring us what is called “Jupiter at Opposition.” This means the giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and...

An artist’s impression of a possible ninth planet. It would be quite large — at least as big as Earth — with a thick atmosphere around a...

Break out the binoculars because on Wednesday, Jan. 20, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter will all be visible in the sky at the...

When we see depictions of the solar system, we often see an inaccurate representation of its size and scale.  Some of the planets are...

July 15th was a historic occasion as it marked the first time we were able to see close-up pictures of Pluto’s surface.  Traveling at...

Tonight marks an interesting alignment of two bright planets in the sky with our moon.  Through the rest of June you can look up and see...

While on board the International Space Station, geophysicist Alexander Gerst spent a lot of time looking back down to Earth from 205...

The first color image of Pluto and its moon, Charon, was taken by the Ralph color imager aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft on April...

This April 4th, 2015, most of North America, South America, Asia, and parts of Australia will be able to view a Total Lunar Eclipse.  The...

Today, Oct. 23rd, most of the United States and Canada will be able to view the partial solar eclipse that will start at about 6pm EST. ...

Besides the Sun and Moon, Venus is the brightest celestial body.  It’s so bright that you can even see it during the daytime.  Tomorrow...

NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names to be etched on a microchip aboard a spacecraft headed to the asteroid...

There has been lots of talk in Baton Rouge about ice, snow, and cold. Let’s change focus and talk about something hot: volcanoes! The...

Great job everyone on braving our record cold temperatures this week! In some places it got as cold as -16 degrees Fahrenheit! As we work...

Burrr… Feeling the chill of this week’s arctic blast?  Much of the country is expecting historic, record breaking low temperatures. These...

MAVEN taking off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today at 1:28 p.m. ET for a 10 month journey to the Red Planet. It will then begin...