Why do the northern lights have different colors? The color of the aurora depends on which gas is being excited by the electrons and on how much energy is being exchanged, NASA sa ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

As the sky began to darken, Vladyslav Rudenko slid a pair of underwear into his hoodie and pretended to go for a walk. The 16 ...

Yachats (pronounced YAH-hots) might be the most dramatic meeting of land and sea in Oregon. This tiny coastal town sits where the forest-covered mountains literally crash into the ocean. The result is ...

Unlike a total solar eclipse, part of the sun is still visible during a partial solar eclipse, so there is no darkening of ...

Euclid, a European space telescope, just captured 26 million galaxies to reveal the secrets of the dark universe.

For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope (JSWT) has revealed bright auroral activity on the planet Neptune.

By Deane Morrison In April the iconic stars of Orion and other famous winter constellations drop westward as they begin their ...

Under pressure from Israel’s top court to improve conditions at a facility notorious for mistreating Palestinians seized in ...

The moon will cross in front of the sun for around four hours on Saturday, creating a partial solar eclipse that careful ...

During a partial solar eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and Earth. The moon casts a shadow on Earth and only partly ...

Neptune often looks slightly different in observations, as it has dark spots which appear periodically. But it can also be bright at times, as the observations of auroras there show: In the image ...