This rare event offers a unique opportunity to explore the universe, including probing the fundamental properties of the ...

New data shrank the odds that this asteroid will hit Earth, but astronomers will continue to study it. Here’s what you need ...

Two planets stand side by side as the evening twilight continues to delight and colorful stars shine in the sky this week.

You can capture amazing astrophotos with only a camera and a tripod — this beginner's guide will show you how.

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

Chile is home to SOME of the world’s best skies — and some of the world’s most advanced instruments to observe them. From the radio telescope array charting complex chemistry in Titan’s ...

If astronauts could slow their metabolic rate drastically, they could potentially “sleep” through long voyages between the ...

The annual event celebrates the discovery of the little planet with a big heart and other scientific advances at Flagstaff, ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and catch the Moon as it passes by Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. This pairing will happen in the hours near dawn on the ...

With excellent optics and a fully internal zoom design, this lens is well-suited for lunar and solar photography.