When a space rock the size of a small building gets a little too close for comfort, scientists everywhere pay attention. In ...

There will be three full moons during the summer. And the sky this season has a number of bright stars that form easily ...

In the early 1600s, Dutch spectacle maker Jan Lippershey discovered that combining lenses could magnify distant objects.

If you’ve been meaning to spend more time under the stars, June is a great month to start. As summer warms up the Northern ...

New Hubble observations reveal unexpected darkening on Uranus’ moons, challenging long-held assumptions about its ...

“The June full moon always rides low, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. That’s because a full moon stays more or less ...

The full moon won't be the only celestial sight to seek out in June's night sky. The strawberry moon will also appear near ...

Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope went looking for evidence of one phenomenon and found quite another.

Jupiter’s Galilean moons are also visible this evening, but spotting them may be challenging with the planet so low. If you want to try, note that your location — which will affect the time ...

Jupiter will soon end its brilliant ... and seeing the moon, about two-thirds illuminated and still clearly visible against the blue daytime sky? But no matter what your favorite phase is, surely ...

The moon and Jupiter — the solar system's largest planet — will remain visible into the early morning of Jan. 11, until they sink below the western horizon around 3:47 a.m. EST (0847 GMT).

Jupiter and the moon will become visible shortly after nightfall, but the entire show won't be observable until after 10 p.m. local time, once Mars rises above the horizon. After that, the trio ...