It's been one exciting year for folks who like to gaze into the night sky, and we've still got a few more months to go before the end of 2024. To close out August, we'll have a planet parade, ...

There's plenty to peak the interest of astronomy ― and astrology ― enthusiasts this month. Amid zooming fireballs in the night sky from the three active meteor showers, including Perseid, and the new ...

Earth’s Moon and Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, may contain significantly more water ice than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA’s LRO and MESSENGER spacecraft.

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), a legendary writer of science and science fiction, once noted in "The Solar System and Back," that the planet Mercury is rarely visible when it is truly dark. "I suspect, in ...

Uranus entering Gemini last week has been kicking my ass. I feel like my nervous system is on hyperdrive, like I’m mainlining adrenaline, careening off the tracks of the Alpine Coaster at Snowmass.

Four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — will come together to form a "celestial quadruple play" in the night sky this week. During the final week of June ...

December’s full moon is also known as the Cold Moon Photo by Alex Fu Heads up, skygazers. The upcoming Cold Full Moon is part of a combination of fairly significant celestial events with astrological, ...

Amid zooming fireballs in the sky from the three active meteor showers, including Perseid, and the new moon rising in Leo on July 24th, there is more to watch; Mercury is in retrograde right now. Here ...