The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

A crescent-shaped moon will appear in pre-dawn sky Friday, April 25, along with two planets, Venus and Saturn. Images have spread on social media, suggesting the planets will look like starry eyes ...

A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate ...

Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

The Northern Lights or aurora borealis may be visible in the U.S. this week due to a coronal hole and a "co-rotating ...

Best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, the Lyrid meteor shower is the world's oldest known of its kind and reliably occurs ...

As we move through the year and check celestial events off the calendar, there are still six meteor showers left to see in ...

Last year, the sun entered the peak period of its cycle of magnetic activity, bringing higher chances of seeing auroras into ...

The upcoming Lyrid meteor shower in April is the next major show of the year. It has been active since April 15, but the ...

The Lyrids are best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere during the dark hours between midnight and dawn. The website Time and ...

This year, storms and cloudy weather are in the forecast for parts of the United States that could spoil the view of the ...

Catch the Lyrids meteor shower at its peak tonight and tomorrow, with optimal viewing after moonset and before dawn.