The next partial solar eclipse is on the same day as September's new moon: Sept. 21. During a solar eclipse, the moon casts a ...

Solar eclipses only occur at the New Moon phase of the lunar cycle (a series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility) ...

Saturn will put on a show for professional and backyard astromers alike, and be the brightest and closest it has been to Earth all year. On Sunday, Sept. 21, Saturn will be at opposition, meaning the ...

My favorite planet, besides the one I live on, is on the rise in the low eastern sky during evening twilight. It’s Saturn and ...

About 4.6 billion years ago, our corner of space was basically just a boring cloud of gas and dust floating […] ...

This year, the autumn equinox will occur on September 22 at 7.20pm. The autumn equinox marks the start of astronomical autumn ...

You may have noticed that the Northern Lights have shown up in some unusual places over the past year and a half. That’s because the sun is currently in what’s known as a solar maximum phase of Solar ...