An LSU-led team would like to use a high-flying Antarctic balloon-borne infrared telescope to detect the chemical makeup of ...

These two next weeks offer all but one of the planets in lovely view at nightfall. Fred Schaaf goes step by step through the ...

A mysterious throbbing light seen racing behind clouds in the northeastern U.S. and Canada has been identified as a meteor, according to the American Meteor Society. One witness i ...

UK astrophotographer Josh Dury on night-sky success, his passion for documenting natural skies, a brand-new book and an ...

The city of Flagstaff has taken big steps to preserve the clarity of its night sky. Find out the best ways to experience the ...

What Causes the Northern Lights? The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are among the most captivating ...

Mercury joins the night sky to complete a 7-planet alignment just after sunset for the end of February. Saturn leaves our ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

MINNESOTA — Astro Bob is back with a new podcast! Join Astro Bob King and host Lisa Johnson from the Alexandria Echo Press ...

In February, six planets will align in the night sky — Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars — and be mostly visible to the naked eye. We find out how to see and more about this ...