“During a lunar eclipse, the Moon appears red or orange because any sunlight that’s not blocked by our planet is filtered ...

On Thursday, Feb. 12, Crane Observatory on the fourth floor of Stoffer Hall welcomed visitors for its biweekly open house, ...

Look to the southwest around 2 a.m. and, as long as the sky is clear of clouds, you should be able to see it, even with Salt Lake City’s light pollution.

About twice a year, a lunar eclipse is visible somewhere on Earth. Next Tuesday morning, March 3, it's Cincinnati's turn.

A $6 million project in Bisbee's San Jose neighborhood will transform an eight-acre lot behind a former middle school into an ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end of February, and most will be visible to the naked eye. It’s what’s known as a planetary parade, which happens when multiple planets ...

City lights brighten the sky west of David Levy's backyard observatory in the Vail area, but the skies are darker and starrier to the east. Those contrasting views illustrate what could be at stake ...

Carl Grillmair, a renowned Caltech scientist who discovered water on a distant planet, was fatally shot at his Los Angeles-area home. Authorities arrested a suspect in connection with the killing.

Views of a massive galaxy cluster Abell 2256 have been captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, ESA’s XMM-Newton and ...

How did a little girl born in India soon after its independence from the British Empire, become a program scientist for ...

M16 – the so-called Eagle Nebula with the 3 Pillars of Creation in its center – is one of the most iconic images we know from the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo: Michael S. From photographing ...