| Artist’s concept of the ancient lake in Gale crater. A new study from researchers in Japan suggests that ancient rains on ...

From the Southern Hemisphere, shortly after sunset in early October, Venus will shine brightly in the west with much-dimmer Mercury nearby. The waxing crescent moon will visit Mercury on October 12.

Could black holes have planets? New research says yes, they could. New simulations suggest massive planets could form in the ...

And, spookily, this shower comes from the ghost of a comet. Biela’s Comet was a regular visitor to skies in the late 1700s ...

It’s that time of year again, when creepy-crawlies and spine-chilling images tickle our imaginations. One of the spookiest views in the night sky is of the Witch Head nebula, with the catalog ...

What is that flashing star in autumn? We nominate these 3 candidates. Image via Igor Cibulsky/ Pexels. Capella is bright. It shines at magnitude 0.24, making it the 6th-brightest star in Earth’s sky, ...

What are smart scopes? And why are they great for astrophotography? EarthSky’s Marcy Curran tells you why she loves them.

Up next is the Delta Aquariid meteor shower, they'll compete with a waning gibbous moon. Watch for meteors in dark skies before dawn the week before July 30. As you gaze toward the famous Teapot ...

Happy World Space Week! It runs October 4 through 10. The dates were chosen in honor of the October 4, 1957, launch of Sputnik 1 — world’s first Earth-orbiting satellite — whose unassuming beep beep ...

LHS 1140b is a potentially rocky exoplanet in its star’s habitable zone. It’s an intriguing target in the search for worlds ...