The U.S. and China are in a sprint toward manned missions to the lunar surface by the end of this decade, with sights on 2029 ...

Saturn is about to make its closest approach to Earth, and that means you might be able to see its rings — if you have a ...

The date falls on the last day of 'Pitru Paksha'. This is a 16-day period in the Hindu calendar dedicated to honouring ...

Solar eclipses occur when the moon gets between Earth and the sun. This causes the moon to cast a shadow onto Earth. A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, but different factors ...

Titan's shadow will fall on Saturn in the early hours of Sept. 20, one day before the world shines at opposition in Earth's ...

See the epic view of the moon and Earth captured by the Orion spacecraft ahead of its outbound powered flyby. Credit: NASA / time-lapsed by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Music: Kepler's Hope by Year of th ...

A new NASA mission will capture images of Earth's invisible "halo," the faint light given off by our planet's outermost atmospheric layer, the exosphere, as it morphs and changes in response to the ...

In fact, 2025’s final eclipse will be visible to just 16.6 million people — 0.2% of the world’s population — located across ...

Whether you are in the U.S. hoping to spot Venus beside the moon today, or in Europe awaiting the rare occultation, September ...

On September 19, a rare celestial event will light up the pre-dawn sky as the waning crescent moon rises alongside Venus and Regulus. Skywatchers in Europe, Asia, Africa, Canada, Greenland, and Russia ...

Astronomers are all set to witness the razor-thin waning crescent moon rise close to Venus in the predawn sky today, while ...

In some regions, the moon and Venus will appear in close alignment, while in parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the moon will ...