While basic mechanical moonphase watches require human intervention every 2.5 years to keep accurately tracking the moon’s 29 ...

From horror flicks to cartoons to comedies, Thanksgiving-themed movies run a full gamut. Which ones are your favorites?

P. Jenniskens, SETI Institute and NASA Ames Research Center; and M. Breukers and C. Johannink, Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance (CAMS), BeNeLux, report that the chi Cygnids meteor shower (IAU ...

As Halley’s Comet races back toward the Sun, it carries centuries of cosmic memory. Scientists now know it leaves behind dazzling meteor showers and clues about the birth of our solar system. This ...

Tenerife may be known for its beaches, but it’s the island’s stargazing that leaves the biggest impression, boasting some of ...

Randy Zimmerman is charged with killing his ex-girlfriend and a small-town firefighter. The suspect in a double murder in a ...

In the beginning, Earth was a violent place with no atmosphere to soften the blow. About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into what is now Mexico, forming the Chicxulub crater. This impact ...

An apparent meteor lit up the sky – and social media – in Flagler Beach, Monday, Oct. 27, as it blazed through the sky. Resident Jen Efford told The News-Journal that she and her husband noticed posts ...

Sifting through the first-ever rock samples collected from the far side of the Moon, scientists in China have unearthed a surprise: fragments of a rare type of meteorite that could help to piece ...

The rare samples, uncovered by China’s Chang’e-6 mission, might help to reveal secrets of how the Solar System evolved. Sifting through the first-ever rock samples collected from the far side of the ...

Dozens of shooting stars will dash across the California night sky as a radiant meteor show reaches its peak. During the height of the Orionid meteor shower, up to 20 meteors an hour are expected to ...

The Orionid meteor shower, caused by debris from Halley's Comet, is visible in the sky this week. Optimal viewing is in the early morning hours of October 21 and 22, between 1 a.m. and dawn. A new ...