Jason Kendall

Today, space fans are experiencing a cosmic trifecta: A blue moon, a supermoon, and a total lunar eclipse.

For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will wash across the continental United States. 

This week, scientists announced two major discoveries that have the potential to drastically alter modern understandings of the cosmos. 

Sending humans to Mars may no longer be a fantasy relegated to big budget blockbusters.

On this day 50 years ago, Earthlings saw the first picture of their home planet from the moon. Now, humans are looking back to the moon — this time for commercial reasons. 

It's taken Juno 5 years to get to Jupiter. What will it discover? 

About 80 percent of Americans can no longer see the stars in the Milky Way because of light pollution. What happens to our connection to the cosmos when the stars are no longer visible?

Stargazers across the country are gathering to watch Mercury appear as a small black dot as it moves between the Earth and the Sun — the first time its made the march since 2006.

For the first time in more than a decade, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter are all visible at the same time. We've enlisted an expert to help us locate objects in the night sky.