A new image has emerged of the Red Planet rising above the lunar limb after being occulted by the moon in January.

The annual Lyrids meteor shower will appear in April after this month's "pink" full moon. Later this month, the crescent moon will be visible near Venus, Saturn and Mercury. The only full moon visible ...

Despite this incessant rain of junk battering the atmosphere, the amount of space debris increased over the course of 2024, ...

The Leonids is a typical meteor shower most years, on pace with others such as the Lyrids and Orionids with around 15 ...

Solar storms are expected to sweep past Earth, which may spark bright aurora displays across some parts of Canada.

Stories at the Crossroads of People and Nature," David B. Williams slows down and takes a close look at Seattle.

We all know Mars is called “The Red Planet,” but have you ever stopped to wonder—why is it red? The classic joke explanation ...

For centuries, sailors spotted a soft white light across ocean waters, known as "milky seas." A new study examines the ...

Astrologer Lisa Stardust explains what the retrograde shadow period is and how it will affect each zodiac sign.

You don't need fancy equipment or to travel far to find a place to stargaze. Here are some fun spots in Delaware to watch the sky do its thing at ...

The author of the award-winning classic science fiction novel, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, on the ...

A pair of white dwarfs, located just 150 light-years from Earth, appears doomed to die in a type 1a supernova that will shine ...