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 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 ...

Get ready for a celestial treat this weekend! Venus, Saturn, and a crescent Moon will align to form a smiling face in the sky ...

The crew of an alien spacecraft entering the Solar System, maybe looking for planets bearing alien life, would be struck by ...

Exactly 35 years ago this week, the Hubble Space Telescope was released from the Space Shuttle Discovery cargo hatch. Four ...

In a rare and fleeting display early this morning, the skies offered a delightful surprise — a celestial ‘smiley face’ formed ...

Astronomers detected potential biosignatures on exoplanet K2-18b, but findings remain inconclusive. Claims of alien life ...

These are the kinds of questions astrophysicist and science journalist Adam Becker poses in his new book, More Everything ...

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises Friday, as three celestial bodies will appear ...

The last time I wrote an article here, it was to talk about Afar Region volcanoes, and I promised more to come. This is still a project that I have in mind, but that will have to wait a little ...

The close alignment of Venus, Saturn, and a crescent moon created a formation resembling a smiling face during a rare cosmic event.

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