The bright stars Castor and Pollux will be positioned to the left of the moon in the early morning hours of Aug. 19. Mercury, ...

Stargazers will soon get the chance to experience a rare celestial event known as a Black Moon, set to occur this week.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy. An international team reported Wednesday that this celestial object — perhaps a star, pair of ...

Before exploding, a star shed most of its layers, giving a glimpse at a massive star’s deep interior. The event may represent a new kind of supernova.

The object has been called 31/Atlas by astronomers which is 12 to 13 miles in diameter and is on a path that will bring the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy. An international team reported Wednesday that this celestial object — perhaps a star, pair of ...

Chemical profiling traces the source of water in one of the brightest known comets to keep returning to the Solar System.

Mercury is farthest from the sun in Earth's morning sky on Aug. 19. Mercury will be farthest from the sun on Tuesday (Aug. 19 ...

A Black Moon rises Aug. 23, though you won't see it. Its timing makes it a rare lunar event. On Aug. 23, the night sky will ...

Chiron, an asteroid-comet hybrid discovered in 1977 by Charles Kowal, is currently in retrograde motion until January 2026.

Scientists have revealed some details over the possible “hostile alien threat” after Harvard University researchers said a celestial ...

Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy. The celestial object is emitting X-rays around the same time it's shooting out radio waves.