An unusual member of the ensemble is Scorpius the Scorpion, which stung Orion to death and was placed in the sky such that ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover combined morning and afternoon images to create a festive Mars postcard, showing blue and yellow skies ...

January may be the coldest month of the year, but it’s the best time to see the solar system's largest planet.

Meteor showers, eclipses, a planetary parade and 13 full moons will be visible in the night sky in 2026. Here’s when to see them.

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Lineups of planets have often attracted attention for their supposed effects on human affairs—and for several days in early January, five solar system bodies are arranged in a n ...

The 2026 calendar has a few major standouts: a late-night total lunar eclipse, a particularly promising Perseid meteor shower ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

In 2026, there will be journeys to the moon and Mars, new visions of the cosmos and a solar eclipse that might be worth ...

A colossal Martian volcano defies everything we know about planetary geology. Hidden clues beneath its frozen summit hint at ...

Saturn and Neptune will be in the same binocular view for the entire month. Neptune lies 3.5 degrees northeast of Saturn on ...