Skywatchers can look forward to an extraordinary year as 2026 brings a steady lineup of rare planetary alignments, striking ...

A few dozen people made their way to the Placerville Observatory on Monday night, hoping to catch a rare glimpse of the ...

Optical proof of a tiny companion orbiting supergiant star Betelgeuse is hard to come by. Hubble just spotted new evidence.

Solar system comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) makes its closest approach to the sun today (Jan. 20) during an event known as ...

Northern lights were reported across mid-latitudes, with sightings stretching from Germany to the southwestern United States, ...

Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a ...