The Lyrids are the product of a comet called C/1861 G1 (Thatcher) that has a roughly 422-year orbit around the Sun; their ...

A team of UNSW Sydney researchers has unlocked the "sounds" of stars to better understand their age, mass, and evolutionary ...

The night sky this week brings a first peek at the Lyrids Meteor Shower before its actual peak, plus planets including Venus, ...

For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at ...

Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University of Virginia. He has written four books on astronomy and consulted on space ...

The swirling, paint-like clouds in the darkness of space in this stunning image seem surreal, like a portal to another world ...

In a star’s core, fusion takes terrific temperature and pressure that is provided by the crushing gravity of the star’s overlying mass. For a star to be relatively stable, the outward force of the ...

Four planets in the solar system are about to appear in alignment in the night sky. Here's how stargazers will be able to see ...

You don't need to pay for a streaming service to watch a sky full of shooting stars. Here's a look at the year ahead in ...

If you're hoping to spot some celestial activity this spring in Texas, two meteor showers will soon give you the chance.

If you’re looking for a magical reason to set your alarm for the wee hours of the morning, the Eta Aquarids meteor shower is it.

April brings a cosmic spectacle as the Lyrids and Eta Aquarids meteor showers overlap, alongside planetary alignments, a ...