LOS ANGELES - Skywatchers are in for a holiday treat, as Jupiter and Saturn are set to cross paths in the night sky. The phenomenon is nicknamed the "Christmas star" and the vibrant planetary ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The last time these two planets came this close was about 800 years ago. “We looked it up,” said Steve Fentress, Director of the Strassenbuurg Planetarium at the Rochester ...

With the summer sun preparing to bathe the Southern Hemisphere in golden daylight, the skies of the Northern Hemisphere are being shrouded in inky darkness. Though this darkness is on our side. The ...

The two largest planets in our solar system are coming closer together than they have been since the Middle Ages, and it's happening just in time for Christmas. On the night of Dec. 21, the winter ...

You’ll want to look up at the night sky Monday, because the much-anticipated “Christmas Star” is set to be at its brightest. The “Christmas Star” in a nickname that’s been given to the astronomical ...

The flood disaster in Texas has prompted a lot of talk across the country about the need for early warning systems in flood prone areas.