Something rare is happening in the skies in the next few days — a black moon. This rare celestial event is due to an unusual calendar alignment: two new moons in one month. The first occurred on Dec.

On Jan. 9, skywatchers can watch the dark limb of the 82%-illuminated waxing gibbous moon creep across this beloved star ...

“Because Pluto is rotating rapidly prior to the collision, and because Charon lies mostly outside of their corotation zone, ...

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.

On Jan. 13, bright Mars will disappear behind the full moon for several hours. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars ...

This beautiful image shows Saturn re-emerging from behind our moon after a lunar occultation on 4 January. These occur when ...

Accessible to anyone the world over, witnessing the majesty of the solar system, including the Milky Way, and its billions of ...

Willie Nile has been a influential figure in rock music for over four decades. His unique blend of poetic lyrics and ...

Stargazers around the globe were treated to a stunning celestial scene on Friday as Venus appeared shining brightly above a ...

Calls have been made to protect spaces in the "music city" of Cardiff after the sudden closure of one of its most renowned ...

Ash Eliza Williams’s fantastical paintings, Jonathan Becker’s glamorous photographs, and group shows on reproductive health, light, and new worlds.