The sun is reaching a solar maximum. Here's what that could mean for Iowa and our chances to see the aurora borealis, known ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

The eight ripples seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in this cosmic scene marks the most ever seen in any galaxy, and data ...

February began on Saturday in D.C. under blue skies on a breezy and slightly chilly day that may have been the brightest here ...

If Earth had no atmosphere like the Moon there would be no scattering, and the sky would remain black, even in daylight ...

Orion the Hunter and Taurus the Bull face off in the southern sky in early February as soon as it gets dark. Taurus is home to two of the brightest star clusters, the Pleiades and Hyades. Both are ...

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

Nature is capable of the most mysterious, surreal, stunning, and powerful things. The only thing we can do as humans is to ...

On a clear, sunny day, the sky above us often glows a brilliant blue, a sight so commonplace that many of us rarely stop to question why. While this natural phenomenon might seem simple to explain, ...

In late February, as Saturn and Neptune descend into the glare of the sun, Mercury will rise ... Find a safe and comfortable spot with a clear, wide view of the sky, far from city lights.

It will be possible to see a giant arc of planets any clear night in January (and ... greatest elongation east (farthest from the sun in Earth's sky) on March 8, the tiny inner planet will be ...

"There was no voicemail interception on The Sun." Experts called this a "huge victory" for Prince Harry and said the apology was "pretty sensational". Royal commentator Jennie Bond told Sky News ...