Look to the eastern sky, and a clear horizon will show you a unusual, grinning planet alignment with the crescent moon.

The image of Luke Skywalker gazing wistfully across the desert of Tatooine while a pair of “suns” set on the horizon is among ...

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises next week as three celestial bodies will ...

Despite decades of searching for this signal, astronomers have yet to find it. The problem is that our Earth is too noisy, making it nearly impossible to capture this whisper. The solution is to go to ...

Stargazers who turn their eyes skyward — and use a little bit of imagination — will have a chance to spot a rare “smiley face” in space later this month.

With space-themed costumes, music echoing through the gym and a parade of smiling participants, this year’s Kent’s Fest at Commonwealth University–Lock Haven was truly “Out of this World.” The 21st ...

During the opening week of “Cosmic Splendor,” Van Cleef & Arpels will present its newest “Extraordinary Object” within the ...

In a star’s core, fusion takes terrific temperature and pressure that is provided by the crushing gravity of the star’s ...

Venus is very bright right now and can be seen with the naked eye just after sunset. Using a telescope, backyard astronomers ...

April's full moon is commonly ... the most distant from the Sun in the dawn sky from our perspective on Earth. This will be a rare opportunity to catch this elusive planet before sunrise.

Stargazers can expect at least four interesting astronomical events in April – from a pink, full micromoon to a "celestial ... crescent moon will create a triangle with the bright planet Venus ...