In 1997, a group of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult believed the 1995 discovery of the Hale-Bopp comet signaled a ...

A long-tailed comet named C/2025 R2 (SWAN) was first spotted near the sun on 12 September. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory ...

Lunar minerals generate the rust mineral hematite when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, experiments show.

While Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was visible via binoculars during a near approach to Earth in October 2024, the ...

Catch a delicate crescent moon from Sept. 23–27 and watch it pair with Spica, Mars and Antares in the west after sunset.

Skywatchers are in for a treat this October. Two comets, C/2025 R2 (SWAN) and C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), may become visible to the ...

It could mean two bright comets will be visible in the night sky at the same time, on the peak night of a meteor shower.

October will see four meteor showers streak across Michigan skies as the Draconids, Orionids, Southern Taurids and Northern Taurids provide a monthlong light show late at night, according to EarthSky.

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, expects its spacecraft to rendezvous with the asteroid in July 2031. The ...

In the coming months, night sky enthusiasts can enjoy several supermoons, a meteor shower and planets appearing bigger and ...

Zucolotto and Tosi flew in from Rio de Janeiro, more than 1,600km away. They met a local bar owner who presented another specimen, a rare chondrite that was black with conical grooves and burnt-orange ...

Skywatchers, mark your calendars! The Chi Cygnids meteor shower, known for its five-year cycle, is expected to peak around September 14, 2025. While t ...