The existence of the Oort Cloud was first proposed in 1950 by Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, who imagined it as a shell of icy bodies swirling around the sun from up to 1.5 light-years away. The cloud is ...

Find some of Mexico's most incredible (and Instagrammable) dark sky sites with our local guide to Los Cabos stargazing.

Some people call the June full moon the “strawberry moon,” named for its timing with strawberry harvests in parts of the ...

The massive core of our Milky Way galaxy serves as the backdrop to Full Moons, planetary conjunctions, and meteor showers ...

The object, named ASKAP J1832-0911, sends out bursts of radio waves and X-rays that last two minutes and repeat every 44 ...

At dusk on a late October night in 1408, something mysterious lit up the skies above China. Ming Dynasty astronomers who ...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – The 35th annual Grand Canyon Star Party event kicks off this month from June 21 until ...

The Arietids meteor shower, known as the most active daytime meteor shower of the year, is reaching its peak on the mornings ...

Towards the end of the month, Mercury will be visible in the western horizon, the space agency said. Californians can observe ...

The Strawberry Moon will also be the lowest-hanging moon this year, which means it will make for an incredible sight!

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

China launches Tianwen-2 mission to sample near Earth asteroid China launched its second planetary exploration mission ...