Two meteor showers will reach their peak. A third, one of the best, has started but will peak in mid-August. Unfortunately, ...

Saturn stands still before retracing its steps through Aries. In the days surrounding the station, its influence is ...

Look for the Great Square of Pegasus in the east late this evening, bounded by four stars — including one in a neighboring ...

A total solar eclipse will be followed by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 12-13, creating one of 2026’s most ...

Night Sky This Week. Discover this week's must-see night sky events, moon phases, and stunning astrophotos. Sign up for our ...

Using the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory, astronomers are beginning the largest and deepest survey of the sky. What will they ...

Venus is an inhospitable place, with temperatures soaring to several hundred degrees Celsius (hundreds of degrees Fahrenheit) ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence that Venus may still be tearing itself apart from within. Advanced 3D simulations ...

Planes filtering in and out of Newark—the 14th busiest airport in the nation—fill the night sky above New Jersey’s Pulaski Skyway. Mauney’s work reveals more than air traffic patterns. If you look ...

It was one of history’s most dramatic moments—but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius wasn’t a single disaster. Recent evidence reveals how three settlements faced three distinct fates, reshaping our ...

The solar system’s smallest planet comes to a standstill this afternoon, ending its current retrograde path and beginning to ...

You may begin the day feeling oddly split, Leo. One part of you wants to stretch out and avoid effort, while another part stands taller, ready to take charge. That's the push and pull of the Moon and ...