The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...

The night sky is the window to the rest of our universe but it’s also great for lovers. It’s great being in the dark with the ...

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

Towards the end of the month, Mercury appears in the evening sky, and climbs up past Saturn. In the dusk glow, you may be ...

In February, the iconic winter stars and constellations reach their prime positions for viewing. On the 1st, all will be ...

For many of them, this means exploding in a very dramatic fashion. There are several ways that a star can explode including ...

Mercury takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the sun.

The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

The Sun have four other free agents besides Thomas and Carrington, and three still have decisions to make about next season. Three-time All-Star Brionna Jones was drafted by the Sun and spent ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...