This deep view of the Orion Constellation glows in reddish hues thanks to a filtered view of hydrogen alpha emission, a type ...

If they had superhero vision, an astronaut would see the people at the South Pole and North Pole standing upside down from ...

It doesn't happen often that Mercury ranks as the planetary highlight of the evening sky, but July is an exception. The solar system's smallest major planet reaches greatest elongation July 4, when it ...

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

The NASA flight will get up close and personal with Southern California this weekend. NASA says the planes are being used to ...

An astrophysicist who spent time doing research at the South Pole gets to the bottom of how things feel at the ends of the ...

Summer nights offer lots of interesting sights this month. Mercury and Mars are on show in the evening twilight. Both Uranus and Neptune stand near brighter beacons: Neptune and Saturn are two ...

To understand what’s happening, and why things are really different but also feel very much the same, it might be useful to ...

From the dramatic peaks of the Dolomites to the pristine beaches of Egypt's North Coast, here are some fresh ideas for your ...

The Southern Delta Aquariids are active alongside the trusty Perseid meteor shower.

The latest research results indicate that these famous star clusters represent the different phases of life of one and the ...

Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.