Pulling the plastic bins down the rough pavement of my driveway, I stare up at a smattering of stars and planets. I can’t see that many; the band of the Milky Way that I used to see nightly when I ...

Look west in early May to find Mars near the Beehive Cluster (M44) in the constellation Cancer. On May 1, use binoculars to ...

Large hailstones made of ammonia may explain why the gas is missing from large pockets of Jupiter's atmosphere.

A new study released on Thursday describes a search for what are called "microlensing" events, where a planet acts as a ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

May will provide us with more opportunities to get back on track, but the challenge this month is not letting any minor ...

Thirty-five years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. It's been sending back galactic data and images ...

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the ...

Here's what will be visible in the night sky in the United States in May 2025. On May 12, the skies will be treated to the Flower Moon, also known as the Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon, Hare's Moon and ...

Asteroid Donaldjohanson was the second destination on the NASA mission’s itinerary — and its size and shape were not what scientists expected.

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says 329,000 mph fusion rocket promises to be fast, disruptive and enable deep-space ...