Firefly Aerospace 's moon-bound spacecraft has provided the closest thing to a reflecting pool in space, showing Earth as an ...

The zodiacal light shines in the evening as the Moon reaches Last Quarter and skims past Spica and Antares in the sky this ...

Skywatchers across North America will witness a breathtaking total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, turning the moon a stunning red for over an hour.

The Snow Moon rose on Feb. 12, 2025, marking the end of Chinese New Year and setting up both the beginning of Ramadan and a ...

With "Star Scores," Kristi Sword and Roberto Carlos Lange celebrate the celestial at the Institute of Contemporary Art.

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as captured by ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves directly between the sun and the full moon, casting its During totality — ...

Many photos McCarthy has taken of the space station in the past show the ship as a silhouette in Earth's shadow. This time he ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

Stargazers are in for a spectacular treat this weekend as Venus—often called the “Evening Star”—will appear right next to a ...

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...