Venus is particularly bright in the night sky this month, outshining even Sirius, the brightest star. For observers at ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has again captured stunning images of Jupiter and its moon Io, providing more insights into the solar ...

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, is known for a stunning spectacle of light in the night sky, but this near-Earth manifestation, which is caused by explosive activity on the sun and carried by ...

Chile's Atacama Desert is home to some of the best Earth-based observatories, though an energy company is throwing a wrench ...

Last night, the sun and Earth collaborated to give us a light show that no fireworks display could rival. Happy New Year!

This month, Venus reaches its half-lit phase, known as a dichotomy, making it a prime target for astrophotographers. The ...

The new year arrived not only with fireworks, but with displays of aurora across the world at much more southerly latitudes than is normal.