NASA's Dawn spacecraft has made its way into the asteroid belt and will stay there for the remainder of its mission. Dawn was launched On September 27,2007 and first made entry into the asteroid belt for a brief period in June 2008 for about 40 days....

Around midnight last night a meteor streaked across the sky in and around Salt Lake City, Utah. It was visible to thousands across much of northern Utah. The meteor came in from the northeast and streaked towards the south. It was most likely was...

A couple of days ago, asteroid 2009VA whizzed by the earth, coming within 8,700 miles (~14000 km) of the earth. This is the third closest approach of a known asteroid. The space rock was 23 feet across, which is a modest size for an asteroid. In...

Two meteor showers are most dominant during the month of November. The ongoing Taurids kick off the month and peak sometime during the 5th through the 12th of November. These showers actually start back in September and are caused by two debris...

As a night sky watcher, I am always on the lookout for odd night sky events. But after spending endless nights and hours outside stargazing, I have never seen an actual UFO. I have seen a lot odd things, bright flas