Aside from the usual Lyrid and Eta Aquariid meteor showers, we've also enjoyed a solar eclipse – which was itself followed by a Perseid meteor shower in what was termed a "cosmic double whammy". Now, ...

Astrophotographer Osama Fathi captured this incredible image of the Perseid meteor shower amidst swirling star trails. See ...

For centuries, scientists including Isaac Newton thought that the finely balanced gravitational pull between Jupiter and the ...

A photographer spent the past two years dreaming of a special image of the total solar eclipse that took place in Spain this ...

Phillips Ostroff also captured two hours of star trails with meteors. Ostroff said the video was taken beginning at 1 a.m. on Aug. 13, looking north from Lampasas. KXAN’s ongoing investigation into ...

Most people spend their whole lives looking for something extraordinary, never realizing that something extraordinary has ...

This month brings a new way to see remote planets, a spacecraft idea for scouting resources across the Solar System, fresh clues about the way planets form, and even a surprise from Pluto.

On the nights of Aug. 12 into 13, Earth passed through the debris trail of Comet Swift-Tuttle, producing the Perseid meteor shower. With a new moon this year, observers under a genuinely dark sky ...

Right here in Illinois, there’s a stretch of Lake Michigan sand where the sky gets so dark you can watch shooting stars streak overhead without spending a single dollar.

Find out when the 2026 Harvest Moon will appear, why it gets its name and what you can expect to see in the night sky.

Skywatchers are in for a remarkable celestial display as Venus reaches its peak brilliance on8. This event, set to occur after sunset, promises to ...

The “Girls” creator shared Wednesday the news about the birth of her daughter, who was welcomed via surrogate with her husband Luis Felber.