New research explores if the moon was captured by Earth or formed by a collision. Scientists weigh theories, analyzing lunar ...

November's Beaver Moon will appear in the sky next to the gorgeous Pleiades star cluster, also known as the "Seven Sisters." ...

A recently shared image of a distant galaxy surrounded by three concentric rings challenges our understanding of galactic ...

Fred Schaaf promises plenty of opportunities for spectacular views of the moon, planets and stars these next two weeks.

Much of the knowledge about Uranus was gleaned when NASA's robotic spacecraft Voyager 2 conducted a five-day flyby in 1986 ...

This is a good opportunity to get a feeling for just how fast the Moon is moving through night sky. Look each hour and you'll ...

Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and skywatchers in Florida, northwestern South America, the Caribbean and Central ...

November’s major meteor shower ramps up as the Moon reaches perigee shortly before its Full phase in the sky this week.

Tengrinews.kz - For years, scientists have observed intriguing "patterns" on Venus known as tesserae, unique features found ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn.

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

Venus is the brilliant evening “star” now shining at magnitude -4 in the southwest at dusk. In early November—five months after its passage behind the sun at superior conjunction on June 4—Venus ...