The Sun sets differently on Mars. Part of that is due to its distance from the star (an average of 142 million miles versus ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

Valentine's Day could bring a dazzling display of the northern lights for stargazers in some parts of the U.S.

From supermoons to a total eclipse to the national park’s biggest and best-attended star parties, these are the must-see celestial shows of the year ...

Aurora borealis is best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA, which recommends traveling to a high ...

The Northern Lights will be visible from the north of the UK tonight (Thursday, February 13), forming a romantically ...

"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact." ...

Where things stand: The chances of the asteroid hitting Earth currently stand at 2.1%, or about 1 in 47, and could fall to ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves directly between the sun and the full moon, casting its During totality — ...

Curiosity, a set of NASA 's robotic "eyes" on the Red Planet, recorded 16 minutes of so-called noctilucent clouds flying ...

Dark matter is thought to outnumber regular matter by a factor of five to one – so why can’t we find the stuff? A new study ...