The burst was so bright that it bounced off the Moon and illuminated Earth’s upper atmosphere, surpassing the brightness of a ...

Our satellite hangs out with the heart of the Scorpion, known for its vivid red hue as the Rival of Mars in our sky.

YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

This Thursday we’ll have our first full moon of astronomical summer but for all practical purposes the moon will be pretty ...

Mark your calendars. The Buck Moon is set to light up the sky this July with one of the most breathtaking celestial shows of the year. You would think last month’s Strawberry Moon would be enough, but ...

This Thursday we’ll have our first full moon of astronomical summer over Pottsville, although for practical purposes the moon ...

The Golden Handle, a monthly lunar spectacle, will be visible tonight as sunlight illuminates the Montes Jura mountain range ...

The "Golden Handle" appears each month when the sun illuminates a mountain range lining a vast impact crater. Saturday night ...

In April, scientists announced that they had used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to find a potential signature of alien life in the glow of a distant planet. Other scientists were quick to ...

The world of space remains one of the great unknowns for scientists on Earth. The immensity of what is 'out there' means that any small discovery becomes news. Although in these s ...

There’s a pleasing Cheshire usage that Garner uses throughout his books, plunder to mean ‘ponder’, and as far as he’s ...

James is a published author with four pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, strange science, ...