November’s major meteor shower ramps up as the Moon reaches perigee shortly before its Full phase in the sky this week.

November brings many sights to explore, including Mercury in the early evening, Mars brightening, and the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn adding to the spectacle. Jupiter in particular is reaching ...

An astronomer takes us on a tour of the universe to learn about the birth of stars and planets and how they get their spin.

Night sky observers always factor in the moon to determine the best time for astronomy viewing, especially for the two meteor ...

BOCA CHICA BEACH, Texas—SpaceX accomplished a groundbreaking engineering feat Sunday when it launched the fifth test flight of its gigantic Starship rocket and then caught the booster back at the ...

Saturn's rings loop for hundreds of thousands ... But in 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft travelled to the South Pole and discovered that stillness shattered. It captured explosive jets constantly ...

The sight of a display of aurora borealis against the stars, over a quiet lake surrounded by forested hills is about as ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, ...

Its North Pole is coated in organic material that wandered ... including Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus. “Any ocean world could possibly be a habitable environment,” says Bonnie ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson and his co-host discuss Saturn's skies, the universe's north pole, black holes, and more. Kate Biberdorf, Neil deGrasse Tyson and his co-host talk about chemical reactions that ...