Averting your gaze when viewing the ringed planet can cause an optical phenomenon that might make you think twice about what ...

One of the highlights to be found in this month’s Colorado sky is the golden-hued planet Saturn which can be seen forming an ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the ...

A "ring of fire" shines over Easter ... when the moon is at its farthest from Earth, also known as apogee, as it passes ...

Astronomers have discovered a massive, nearly perfect ring of galaxies, 1.3 billion light-years in diameter, that defies ...

November’s major meteor shower ramps up as the Moon reaches perigee shortly before its Full phase in the sky this week.

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in November 2024: ...

Hanging above was a visitor from the Oort cloud, a cluster of icy space debris far beyond our solar system. Only about 2 ...

Brilliant Jupiter rises at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1 and by twilight on Nov. 30. It can be found in the constellation Taurus at ...

"You wanted this moment to belong just to yourself and the landscape: sunset on the rim of Valles Marineris, the largest ...