The bright binary star system V Sagittae will flare up multiple times before finally going supernova within the next 100 ...
Dark matter is special in that it doesn't emit, absorb or interact with light, so science had to find a more creative way to ...
The same geomagnetic storm that makes aurora sightings likely can disrupt power systems, navigation signals, and satellites.
Catch Mercury in the early morning sky this December! This 'inferior planet' will be exceptionally visible due to its ...
Megaconstellations” of vast numbers of satellites could threaten space-based astronomy, scientists have warned. In recent years, companies such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX have launched thousands of new ...
Discover the brightest planets in the December 2025 night sky, including Jupiter and Mercury, and know the best times to see ...
New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions of tiny planet-building ...
Bright stars and a lone bright planet are visible at dusk as December begins. The Summer Triangle of Vega, Altair and Deneb is well up in the west and getting lower as the month progresses; Saturn ...
This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing ...
December for lovers of astronomy is highlighted by the Geminids meteor shower, as Greg Redern highlights in December’s ...
Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...
Scientists may have "seen" dark matter for the first time, thanks to NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope. If so, this ...