The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special events ...

I’d only ever heard stories about Marfa, Texas — something about mysterious lights, endless stars, and a Prada store that isn’t really a store. In my mind, it was a desert mirage, a remote place where ...

A special exemption allowed a NASA-funded weather balloon to launch as planned Oct. 1, despite the ongoing government shutdown that began that day. But news about the balloon, and an exoplanet-hunting ...

Need a conversation starter? These fun, niche facts (from Cleopatra's timeline to chainsaws' surprising origin) will make you ...

November’s full moon was the 11th full moon of the year and the second of four consecutive supermoons in this seasonal ...

Jupiter will reach its highest point in the sky around dawn, when, from mid-northern latitudes, it will appear about 20 ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – This month, two bright comets, Swan and Lemon, are set to pass by Earth. Researchers at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, have provided information about their limited ...

Two newly discovered comets are streaking across the sky in a spectacular display as they make their closest approaches to Earth this month. Comets are made of ice, frozen gases and rock, and as they ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Two bright green comets are streaming through the skies and are visible to skygazers in the Northern Hemisphere. Both hail from the outer edges of our solar system — possibly what's ...