The Juno observations showed that Jupiter has an equatorial diameter of 88,841 miles (142,976 km), which ‌is about 5 miles (8 ...

Point Galaxy is an outer space riff on Point Salad, twisting that board game's score-focused play without overcomplicating it ...

From a rare lunar occultation of Regulus and a six-planet parade to an annular solar eclipse, there will be plenty going on in the night sky in February 2026.

The Helix Nebula is one of the most well-known and commonly photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the “ Eye of Sauron .” It is also one of the closest bright nebulae to Earth, located ...

The views of the setting sun are just as spectacular from space as they are on Earth.

The solar system's two largest planets adorn the evening sky this month, while the smaller inner planets linger near the Sun and remain mostly out of sight. You'll want to make Saturn your first ...

The breakup was caused by the extreme conditions near the Sun; during its latest approach, C/2025 K1 flew as close as 0.334 ...

Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian opera singer, previously sang the song during his final public performance at the 2006 Winter ...

Mercury reaches its peak evening visibility this February, offering Northern Hemisphere observers a longer post-sunset viewing window, higher altitude and a crescent moon reference.

Movies like Upstream Color and Dark City are nearly flawless triumphs of science fiction, but sadly, they have flown under ...

Although we don't have to worry about it for a few billion years, the sun is inexorably dying, the only question is what's left after it's gone.

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a dying sunlike star is enriching the galaxy with the elements needed for life.