Scientists believe the Milky Way contains up to 400 billion stars and at least as many planets. The largest galaxy known, IC 1101, has more than 100 trillion stars. Step outside on a clear night and ...

Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...

There's something neat that happens when the full moon is closer to the horizon, and we call it the "moon illusion." ...

Images of the cosmos, such as the James Webb Space Telescope’s deep space snapshot, make space look chock-full of stuff. In ...

The summer solstice falls this month, occurring on June 20, which means that the sun typically appears higher in the sky and moon seems closer to the horizon because the celestial bodies are ...

The Buck Moon charges into the night sky very soon. Here's when and what time you can spot it shining its brightest in ...

June offers a packed night sky—planets, meteors, clusters, and a full moon. Whether you're up early or out late, there’s plenty to see. Catch Venus at its best before dawn on June 1, when it ...

But an international team of astronomers have detected the unmistakable signature of a gas giant planet orbiting the ...

Spot the Milky Way The full moon won't be the only celestial sight to seek out in June's night sky. The strawberry moon will also appear near the center of the Milky Way, according to NASA.

Spot the Milky Way The full moon won’t be the only celestial sight to seek out in June’s night sky. The strawberry moon will also appear near the center of the Milky Way, according to NASA.

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

Sauk Prairie will get a glimpse of one of the two eclipses that will occur over the next thirty days. The total solar eclipse ...