As Mars approaches opposition this month, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

There are currently four bright planets spread across the evening sky. The fourth and final to get a lunar visit will be Mars ...

Have you seen it? I’m talking about that super-bright and super-red “star” rising in the east in the early evening. That’s ...

Every so often, rather interesting astronomical phenomena occur in our neighborhood, better known as the Solar System, with several of our neighbors interacting in different ways t ...

Have you seen it? I am talking about that super-bright and super-red “star” rising in the east in the early evening ...

An occultation of Mars by the Moon last occurred on Dec. 7, 2022. This photo, showing Mars just before it went behind the Moon, was taken during that occultation at PAC’s Paul Castle Observatory in ...

Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.

Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies ...

Have you ever wondered what a day on the moon would be like? Irena Hui, an assistant curator at the Hong Kong Space Museum, ...

Our moon goes through phases, sometimes turning red or disappearing into shadows. Here's what you need to know about the full moon.

"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles ...