The moniker cold moon indicates that it’s the full moon event closest to the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The solstice, which will occur on December 21, ...

Proliferating satellites are beginning to harm the science work of the beloved Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories ...

By combining the language of groups with that of geometry and linear algebra, Marius Sophus Lie created one of math’s most ...

Artist Luke Jerram is bringing a scientific replica of the reflective orb up close and personal to the Royal Observatory Greenwich in the New Year. Jerram, an artist known for his large-scale ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This ...

Scientists can usually spot coronal mass ejections before they mess with GPS and cause power outages—but this one snuck past ...

The joint project of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solar and ...

Critics argue the satellites, billed as a way to harness solar energy at night, could hamper sky observations and may pose a ...

Analysis of the second confirmed interstellar comet to visit our solar system suggests that the alien body could be covered ...

Thursday’s “Cold Moon” will peak just after sunset — don’t miss the brightest full moon of the year. Also, why not take a ...

Samples retrieved from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in September 2023 have yielded a surprising treasure trove ...

A spaceman has captured jaw-dropping views of aurora from orbit. NASA astronaut Jonny Kim shared the scene from aboard the ...