The night sky takes center stage as National Meteor Watch Day begins, and stargazers look up for a chance to witness nature’s ...

The Perseids, considered among astronomers to be the best meteor shower of the year, reached peak activity Sunday night. Meteors whizzing across the night sky provided quite the celestial show to ...

June 30 marks a night when Earth drifts through the dusty trail of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke, triggering one of the summer’s ...

The Orionid meteor shower, courtesy of the famed Halley's Comet, is forecast to reach its peak in a matter of days, when it will send a flurry of bright and fast meteors shooting across the night sky.

9 night sky events to see in June, from a strawberry moon to interstellar clouds. This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions.

We haven’t seen a lunar eclipse since November 2022 — here’s how to catch it, and more. If last year whet your eclipse ...

Dragging the trash barrel to the curb, I look up at the night sky, and my current self is instantly tethered to all my past selves and all their potentials. I want my son to build those cosmic ...

During just one night – 28 February – they will be joined by Mercury, a rare seven-planet alignment visible in the sky. It is a spectacle that will not be visible again until 2040 .

It was a special night for such an activity—the moon, which had been full and radiant just hours before, was slowly transforming into a crescent during a partial lunar eclipse.

When it comes to four or more planets in the night sky, that's a bit less common, occurring every few years or so. But we happen to be in something of a hotspot for planetary parades right now.

This is the new go-to Gen-Z date night — and there’s plenty of mixing going on. Hangouts where couples combine booze with activities like painting or pumpkin carving are exploding in populari… ...

In Wales, the Brecon Beacons are a designated Dark Sky Reserve and one of the UK’s best stargazing spots to explore, while in the Channel Islands, Sark is the world’s first dark sky island ...