The best time to watch a meteor shower is in the early predawn hours when the moon is low in the sky. Competing sources of light — such as a bright moon or artificial glow — are the main obstacles to ...

Meteorite that tore through southeastern US skies this summer determined to be older than Earth itself, researchers say ...

Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet of a giant planet in the "habitable zone" orbiting a star in the nearest ...

A robot has snapped an image of the Red Planet with a blue sky. The imaging team of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took ...

The Perseids meteor shower is active through Aug. 23 but its peak nights are Tuesday, Aug. 12 and Wednesday, Aug. 13. Under the right conditions – and the moon may play a role in what we can see this ...