Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University of Virginia. He has written four books on astronomy and consulted on space ...

NASA ...

Spring is here—and so is fireball season. Keep an eye on the night sky over the next couple of weeks to spot particularly ...

If you've been wondering how long the day on Uranus is, you probably need to get out more. But if you have, you'll be ...

It took just 1 hour and 40 minutes for the moon's shadow to race more than 4,000 miles (6,500 kilometers) across the continent.

It took just 1 hour and 40 minutes for the moon's shadow to race more than 4,000 miles (6,500 kilometers) across the ...

It took just 1 hour and 40 minutes for the moon's shadow to race more than 4,000 miles (6,500 kilometers) across the ...

With Mercury retrograde finally ending today, your perspective could sharpen — though Venus and Saturn may also temporarily ...

NASA has discovered a new world, named Gliese 12 b. It is roughly the size of Earth, lies in the habitable zone, and orbits every 12.8 days.