April marks the last time to see Jupiter at its best before its observing window closes. On Tuesday evening (April 1), ...

Let's celebrate April first as "Healthy Skepticism Day", especially with fantastical astronomy stories and images online ...

Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.

The planets offer exciting views in April. Jupiter is a brilliant object in the evening sky, although the observing window ...

Saturn is everyone’s favorite planet, it seems. Through a telescope those glorious rings make that world appear so three-dimensional that it’s not ...

Venus remains rather low at dawn but slowly gains altitude as the month rolls along. Look for it in the east 45-60 minutes ...

Planetary alignments have always been a fascinating subject, both for scientists and astrology enthusiasts alike. The idea ...

The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, ...

On Saturday, people in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa will get to experience a ...

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

A NASA mission, IMAP, will investigate and map the sun's particles and energy across the entire heliosphere, using a ...

A partial solar eclipse on March 29 will be visible from parts of North America. Here's how to safely view the cosmic event, even if you can't be there in person.