The UK's coldest season is about to begin - but when exactly does it start? Tomasz Schafernaker explains why there are two ...

As we round the corner of 2024, there are plenty of events happening when you should keep your eyes to the sky.

Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly The moonrise and moonset schedule this week The ...

From three meteor showers to a planetary alignment right next to a famous constellation, here are the top astronomy events to mark on your November 2024 calendar.

Venus is the brilliant evening “star” now shining at magnitude -4 in the southwest at dusk. In early November—five months ...

By Katrina Miller Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with your naked eye. Meteor showers, natural fireworks that ...

Nov. 11, 2024 — Why is the expansion of our Universe accelerating? Twenty-five years after its discovery, this phenomenon remains one of the greatest scientific mysteries. Solving it involves ...

Short days and dark nights are here. These are the best headlamps for astronomy, stargazing, dog walking, and late-night runs — plan ahead of the Black Friday sales. If you often find yourself ...

A new AI machine learning technique helped historians analyze 76,000 pages from astronomy textbooks spanning nearly two centuries.

Two of the more than 6,000 Maya structures archaeologists recently discovered in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula include an ...

They found that this cluster harbors two stellar populations ... A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics marks a significant milestone in our understanding of the formation and dynamical ...