After a display of the rare Northern Lights and an appearance of a comet that may leave the solar system forever, the year’s ...

Skywatchers: The supermoon on Oct. 17 is the closest moon's orbit to Earth this year and will appear huge and bright in the ...

This past weekend, and again Monday evening, a comet that last passed by earth 80,000 years ago is expected to appear to be ...

Those looking to catch a glimpse of the once-in-a-lifetime event will want to look in the western part of the night sky, ...

The Hunter's Moon of October 2024 will be the largest full moon of the year thanks to its proximity to Earth. The moon ...

The coma and long tail of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also called C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), is currently shining at ...

Distinct days and nights have helped life flourish on Earth. But many alien worlds capable of supporting life may not have ...

Two special sights were afforded to sky-watchers across the world on Oct. 17, 2024 as the rise of the year's closest full ...

The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet was first discovered by observers at China’s Tsuchinshan Observatory and an ATLAS telescope in ...

The Hunter's Moon is a Supermoon because it occurs at perigee, the Moon's closest point to Earth. This is the third of four consecutive Supermoons, and it's set to be the brightest, though only by a ...

What a month for staring at the night sky. Last week the northern lights weaved ribbons of green and red through the dark. This past weekend, and again Monday evening, a comet that last passed by ...

Eight years into living in Longyearbyen, on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, I embrace the seasonal plunge into total ...