Astronomers analyzing archival images from JWST have discovered an unexpectedly vast population of the smallest asteroids ever seen in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

The upcoming December full moon this year will feature a rare major lunar standstill, occurring every 19 years. Known as the ...

NASA and ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has been observing the outer planets through a program called OPAL (Outer Planet ...

The Cold Moon on Dec. 15, 2024, will not reach 100% illumination, will shine close to three bright stars and a planet, and ...

Clouds produced an incredible lunar halo that was widely seen in the D.C. area Friday night. Depending on cloud cover, there ...

German astronomer Simon Marius is best remembered for his disputes with Galileo Galilei over priority for discovering Jupiter ...

The iPhone 16 has a similar main camera as the iPhone 16 Pro Max, so I spent an evening using it for astrophotography to ...

The Geminid meteor shower​ will be peaking Friday and Saturday night in Boston and will be visible in the sky.

Scientists with NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io are each likely powered by their own chamber of roiling hot magma rather than an ocean of magma.

Researchers from the Juno mission have finally solved a mystery that has puzzled scientists for over four decades.

Still, the Geminid meteor shower is typically one of the best and most reliable of the year, so skywatchers could spot some ...

A Cold Moon hangs in the sky while Jupiter still shines bright and the Geminid meteor shower peaks in the sky this week.