Westmont opens its observatory and powerful Keck Telescope for this month’s free public stargazing event Friday, July 18, beginning at ...

This Thursday, skywatchers will be treated to a stunning celestial display as the first full moon of the summer, the Buck ...

A popular event, it drew a crowd to this annual moment when scientists say the sun crosses the celestial equator — a projection of Earth’s equator into space, that divides the sky into ...

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At precisely 9:01 UTC (5:01 a.m. EDT) on March 20, our star will cross the celestial equator during the vernal (spring) equinox.Earth's axis will be side-on to the sun, meaning there will be more ...

This week, on Sept. 22, the sun reaches the autumnal equinox. At that moment in its apparent southward motion it crosses the celestial equator, stands vertically over the earth's equator. And ...

The buck moon is the first full moon in July and will be one of the most clearly visible lunar events of the year.

The spring equinox begins exactly at 5:01 a.m. ET on Thursday. This means the sun crosses the celestial equator (an imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s equator) going south to north. After ...

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious new object in our Milky Way, which is emitting X-rays and radio waves at the same time.

Astronomers find startling pulsing object in Milky Way: 'Unlike anything we have seen' The mystery object, located just a short 15,000 light-years from Earth in our Milky Way galaxy, revealed ...

Early birds on Earth will have the chance to witness the moon teaming up with two planets to form a celestial smiley face this week.. Between 30 to 40 minutes before sunrise on Friday, April 25, a ...