On January 26, 1978, the International Ultraviolet Explorer launched into orbit. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!

NASA has chosen nine finalists in the student naming contest for its next Mars rover, which currently goes by the bland Mars 2020.

It's a tough job to figure out which planets are potentially habitable, because we can only see so much detail in our telescopes.

Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2020, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences.

In January, the moon will make a close approach to several planets both before and after it enters its new phase on Jan. 24, offering some fine photo opportunities in a bright winter sky.

The animated series returns on Disney Plus next month.

The Year of the Rat has officially begun and Google is celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year with an adorable doodle of a cartoon rat.