At dusk on a late October night in 1408, something mysterious lit up the skies above China. Ming Dynasty astronomers who recorded the phenomenon wrote that its brightness was intense enough to last at ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

The moon, the brightest and largest object in our night sky, isn’t technically a planet. That’s because it orbits around the Earth, not the sun.

This occurs when spending ample time in the sun and looking toward the sky, and it typically resolves over time. Long-term damage from UV rays include faster progression of cataracts and macular ...

While Jupiter will be big and bright, it’s not so easy to spot Uranus, especially without the aid of a mirror and a lot of flexibility. Look for a faint blue-green point of light about halfway ...

A Bright 'Fireball' Lit Up the Sky This Week, But It Wasn't a Meteorite — Here's What Experts Say . NASA calls this kind of celestial occurrence a "fireball event" By. Rachel Raposas.

This is the spectacular moment sun rays cascaded through clouds at a scenic spot in China. Breathtaking footage captured by ...

Residents in parts of New Jersey and Philadelphia shared photos of yellow sky, as tornado and thunderstorm warnings were in ...

The strawberry moon will reach peak illumination at 3:44 a.m. on June 11, 2025, according to the Almanac. The moon will ...

The Moon moves across the sky and the planets show off their splendor from November 25 to December 2. ... while also scanning for bright rays of ejecta from these small craters.