An international team of astronomers has identified a rare, potentially habitable super-Earth just 19.5 light-years from ...

Space weather is hard to predict, but two forecast maps show Indiana could see dazzling auroras beginning Nov. 11. Here's ...

Astronomers are often asked how the casual observer can distinguish planets from bright stars in the night sky. It is commonly thought, and with a certain degree of justification, that stars twinkle, ...

“What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer them in the ...

FARGO — The planets are putting on a subtly spectacular show in the night sky this month. Venus is becoming increasingly noticeable as the brightest thing in the sky other than the moon. Look for it ...

The human brain is remarkably good at adjusting to different light conditions. Think about wearing a pair of tinted sunglasses: At first, the tint is noticeable, but after a while, colors begin to ...

A major solar storm could bring a rare and dazzling sight to much of the United States. The northern lights, usually reserved ...

Comet Lemmon, or C/2025 A6, was discovered by the Arizona-based Mount Lemmon Survey, which observed it as an almost ...

Cloud cover is bad for picnics and for viewing stars through a telescope. But an exoplanet with dense or even total cloud ...

Ashley is an avid gamer with a passion spanning back to her early years playing on the SNES and Gameboy Color. Between tending to her farm in Harvest Moon GB, and hurling barrels with Donkey Kong, she ...

Here's how your brain might adjust to see color on another world. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The human brain is remarkably ...