"People in the U.S. can reasonably expect to see around 40 Perseids in the hour just before dawn on the peak nights. That’s ...

Here’s a look at what’s going on above us right now and later in the month. The expression “dog days” refers to the period from July 3 through Aug. 11, when Sirius rises in conjunction with the sun.

Astronomers have identified an ultramassive black hole that could be the largest ever measured, hidden in a distant galaxy ...

A study published in Nature Astronomy proposes that the Sun and planets entered a compact interstellar gas cloud, part of the Local Ribbon of Cold Clouds, with particle densities more than 1,000 times ...

Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets in our solar system, are about to make their closest approach during their August conjunction.

New Hubble data on the 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet points to it having a nucleus between 1,000 feet and 3.5 miles, speed at 130,000 mph.

You should, in theory, be able to see the planet parade from your backyard in the night sky. However, city folk will have a ...

The Perseids meteor shower is set to peak in August. Here's what to know and the best places to see it in Oregon.

It’s been said every disaster movie begins with someone ignoring a scientist. Nothing could be more true of this summer’s ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the sharpest images ever taken of 3I/ATLAS as it makes its way into the inner ...

In a thrilling development, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence for a planet ...

The sturgeon moon was also a supermoon, meaning a full moon at the point in its elliptical orbit that's close to Earth.