Mars has now risen to the rank of the fifth brightest object in the pre-midnight evening sky, rivaled only by the moon, Venus, Jupiter and the brightest of all stars, Sirius.

South Africa has some of the best night-sky viewing on the planet — and these lodges put the cosmos front and center.

Astronomers analyzing archival images from JWST have discovered an unexpectedly vast population of the smallest asteroids ever seen in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

This weekend the Geminids meteor shower will be visible, but could be harder to see because of what's known as the Cold Moon, ...

Light is a time machine: all we see, from stars to galaxies, shows the past. Expanding space stretches light, letting ...

New observations show that newly formed planets close to a star help shepherd dust and gas to create more planets farther out ...

The "best, most reliable" meteor shower has some help lighting up the sky as the year's final full moon shines bright. This busy weekend marks the peaks of December's full cold moon and the Geminids ...

According to NASA, on Oct. 14, 2024, the Europa Clipper was launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launched in ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The Cold Moon — the 12th and final full moon of 2024 — will rise on Sunday (Dec. 15). It will ascend higher into the night ...

Go stargazing at a dark sky festival, shop for baked goods, or check out holiday light displays at events this weekend.

Over the last ten years, OPAL has observed Uranus' northern hemisphere, which has faced the inner solar system for the ...