Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the "habitable zone," where a planet ...

Look to the west-southwest after dark on Thursday, Jan. 22, to see a 17%-lit waxing crescent moon moving close to the ringed planet Saturn.

While the Perseverance rover continues to capture amazing images of the Martian surface, we also look back at Voyager 2's ...

Humans have been eyeing the colorful Ring Nebula for nearly 250 years, but testing out a new telescope tool led to the ...

It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before.

The night of January 21, 2026, will bring one of the most enchanting skywatching events of the season. A slender crescent ...

A jaw-dropping new view of the “Eye of Sauron” nebula may give us a glimpse of the fate of our sun. NASA’s James Webb Space ...

Hidden in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Diego Garcia is an island people talk about more than they ever see. It is one of the most restricted islands on the planet. It hosts a major military base ...

Taylor Swift’s private text messages with friend Blake Lively have been dragged into the latter’s ongoing legal battle with ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for. Solar prominences and their associated ...

The night sky has long sparked wonder and curiosity. Early civilizations studied the stars and tracked celestial events, predicted eclipses and used their observations to construct calendars, develop ...