It's not just our Solar System that has a habitable zone, it turns out our entire galaxy has regions which would be hostile to the formation of life as we know it.

An amazing new view of Ceres' Ahuna Mons reveals it as a towering volcanic dome likely composed of salty mud. The Dawn spacecraft also found evidence for a scant atmosphere on the dwarf planet.

Reaching across the Great Plains - from Texas to the Canadian Prairies - is the infamous "Tornado Alley", where tornado activity is very common.

As Earth's outermost layer, the temperature of its crust varies considerably, depending on where it is measured from and various other factors.

Whether a volcano is active or dormant is complicated, as these geological features can have very long lifespans that go far beyond human reckoning.

Comets crack up regularly, but rarely do we get a front row seat to watch one disintegrate before our eyes. Thanks to Hubble, we have the sharpest photos of this catastrophic event yet.

The most stunning panoramic vistas likely ever snapped by NASA's Curiosity rover reveal spectacularly layered Martian rock formations in such exquisite detail that they look and feel just like America's desert Southwest landscapes. They were just captured a week ago and look like a scene straight out of the hugely popular science fiction movie 'The Martian' - only they are real !!

According to a recent study by a team from Ohio State University, astronomers may have witnessed the formation of a black hole for the first time

Where our atmosphere ends and space begins has been the subject of debate for some time. But thanks to decades of exploration, we have a working definition.

Friday night will feature a big orange Harvest Moon rising in the eastern sky at sunset. You don't want to miss it.

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - Less than two weeks after a still mysterious launch pad explosion utterly destroyed a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during testing on Sept. 1, the bold and seemingly undaunted firm is already setting its sights on a 'Return to Flight' launch as early as November of this year, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said Tuesday.

Israel's newest spy satellite has successfully reached orbit, but is experiencing problems and not functioning properly.

Like Earth, Jupiter experiences weather patterns. The only difference is that - as with everything else on Jupiter - they are much, much bigger!

Given the importance of geology to space exploration, the ESA is conducting multiple programs to make sure astronauts understand rocks!