Astronomers witnessed planets colliding 11,000 light-years away, an event that could shed light on the collision that created ...

A striking celestial show will soon rise over the evening horizon, offering skywatchers a bright reminder that spring has ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, March 13Look north this evening a couple hours after sunset and you'll easily spot the large shape of the Big Dipper as it sits ...

Astronomers say a distant, sunlike star shows signs of a catastrophic planet-on-planet crash that may mirror the ancient impact that formed Earth's moon.

Each spring, amateur astronomers attempt the ultimate stargazing challenge—an overnight quest to spot every galaxy, nebula, ...

Newport State Park’s night sky is a reminder that wonder and awe are still available to all, you just need to be willing to ...

Rare double glow appears in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge as comb jellies and early-season dinoflagellates ...

Space scientist Maggie Aderin talks telescopes, neurodiversity and being underestimated with Rowan Hooper on the New ...

Milky Way season is here and Alabama’s dark skies are ready to reveal the galaxy’s glittering core. Here's when and how to ...

A rapidly brightening burst of light called AT 2024wpp, or "the Whippet", is baffling astronomers. One explanation is that it ...

March's third, or final quarter moon phase will occur at 5:39 a.m. EDT (0939 GMT), as the moon appears in Earth's sky with its left half illuminated by direct sunlight and its rig ...

Under normal circumstances, the outer planets of our solar system — Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — travel ...