Here’s a little spoiler for next month’s Cosmic Calendar: early May will see the return of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. The ...

Meteor showers can be spectacular, but predicting when and where they’ll appear in the night sky has often been a challenge.

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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft successfully flew past asteroid Donaldjohanson, collecting data and images of the second of its 11 ...

Is it possible to build a Dyson sphere that isn't catastrophically unstable? New research says yes, but only in one type of ...

Apparently, it’s moving further away from the Earth each year. At an annual rate of 3.82 centimeters, the moon's creeping ...

Venus will shine at its brightest in the morning sky, reaching its greatest brilliance on April 24, 2025. If you’re looking ...

During his life, Willy Ley predicted the dawn of the Space Age with remarkable accuracy. How did his remains end up forgotten ...

A bright green ball of fire that caused a sonic boom and lit up the Queensland night sky overnight was most likely a meteor, says an astrophysicist.

After months without a meteor shower, sky-gazers now have a reason to keep their chins up — the Lyrids are here to kick off the season.

The Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak in Michigan April 21-22, 2025, but clouds are likely to block viewing. Here's what to ...