How to See the Super-Bright Star Nova Set to Explode Any Minute
If you missed this year's total solar eclipse, this is your chance to see another once-in-a-lifetime celestial event.
If you missed this year's total solar eclipse, this is your chance to see another once-in-a-lifetime celestial event.
Make some time for the Lyrid meteor shower and you’ll probably see shooting stars zooming across the heavens every few minutes.
In 1781, William Herschel looked through his telescope and saw Uranus.
Experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 from the comfort of your phone or laptop.
Humans will gaze in awe at the sun during the Great North American total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, but for your pets, it will be just a normal day.
The clip of the solar eclipse, recorded by a magician Nevil Maskelyne in 1900, could be the oldest footage of an astronomical event ever filmed.
Martian dust devils have been intriguing astronomers and climatologists for decades. Here’s some amazing trivia about these red planet whirlwinds.
If you want to experience the solar eclipse on April 8, this interactive tool has everything you need to know.
Total solar eclipse mania is gripping the United States. Should the wide-eyed and unprotected hazard a peek at this rare phenomenon?
SpaceVIP plans to send six gastronomic guests 100,000 feet above sea level in a giant hydrogen balloon.
Whether you’ll be in the path of totality or elsewhere in North America, you need to be cautious when viewing the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
Here's everything you need to know about Great North American Eclipse, from its path of totality, to the best place to view it, to finding safe eclipse glasses.
Along with Mercury in retrograde, the full moon is a pretty popular scapegoat for bad luck and bizarre behavior. Is it warranted?
From record-breaking plants and incredible animal news to space superlatives and the awesome power of Taylor Swift fans, here’s the long list of things we learned in 2023.
Bioastronautics researcher Kellie Gerardi envisions a future when space is open to all.
The wolf moon—the first full moon of 2024—is a great chance for astronomy enthusiasts to ring in the new year.
The ISS orbits Earth once every 90 minutes, giving sky-gazers plenty of chances to see it.
Exolangs are constructed languages that imagine how the languages of extraterrestrial beings might look and sound—and linguists have come up with some pretty mind-bending options.
Seattle’s iconic Space Needle debuted at the 1962 World’s Fair—and was inspired by America's Space Race with the Soviet Union.
Whether you’re a fan of winter or wish it would go away, here are 25 things to note about the winter solstice, a.k.a. the shortest day of the year.
Utah's state and national parks dominate the list of America's best stargazing locations.
The gigantic asteroid exploded in the skies over Chelyabinsk, Russia—and it was caught on camera.
The Geminids are famous for producing some of the brightest and most frequent meteors of the year.
Warning: You might be shocked to learn what kinds of germs are stuck to the bottoms and even the insides of your favorite shoes.