ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Multiple instruments aboard the ...

The Griffith Observatory explained that during a major lunar standstill, the moon reaches its most northerly and southerly ...

Geminid meteor shower peaks Friday night Dec. 13-14, although central Ohio will see an increase in high clouds and a nearly ...

In a few days, on the Dec. 21, the Earth will reach the point in its orbit where the northern end of its axis is leaning ...

The Geminids are an astronomical highlight of the year, creating a spectacular show of shooting stars every December.

NASA’s PUNCH mission will study the Sun’s corona and solar wind with four satellites. NASA and SpaceX plan to launch NASA’s ...

Researchers have found that solar superflares which release more energy than billions of atomic bombs should occur once every ...

Due to a rare 'Major Lunar Standstill', Saturday night's Full Moon will be the highest in the sky we've seen in nearly two ...

The Northern Hemisphere will get an additional show of glittering lights this holiday season as a major annual meteor shower peaks during the weekend, bookending a year of magical celestial happenings ...

Under optimal conditions, stargazers could witness up to 100 meteors per hour streaking across the night sky. However, this ...

New research on Comet 67P indicates that its water may be similar to Earth's, contradicting earlier findings by Rosetta's ...

This report represents the collective hopes of scientists who study the Sun, setting out plans for improving our knowledge of ...