On Wednesday Venus, our planet of attraction, attachment, and aesthetics, is trading the windchimes and wordplay of Gemini ...

Our August full moon guide tells you everything you need to know about the Sturgeon Moon, including where and when to see it.

White-tailed deer start growing antlers in March or April as the days start to lengthen. July marks the peak of their antler growth season, hence the name Buck Moon. Thunderstorms are also common in ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

NASA is preparing 1st crewed mission to lunar surface in half decade via Artemis program as it continues surveying Mars, ...

August’s full moon arrives at 2:55 a.m. on Aug. 9. As it wanes, it will play spoiler to the annual Perseid meteor shower, which is predicted to peak in the early morning hours of Aug. 12 or Aug. 13.

It's possible that Mars' moons were originally asteroids that were captured by the planet's gravitational pull. There's also ...

Following Saturn is Venus, rising in New York at 2:51 a.m. on July 25. Venus is in Taurus, and so bright that it is ...

As the month wears on, Jupiter and Venus will move apart from each other. One more date to keep in mind will be Aug. 20. Although Venus and Jupiter will now be eight degrees apart, the slender ...

In 2018, t he National Air and Space Museum began renovating its facade and all 20 of its galleries—and on Monday, July 28, ...

"We believe that continuing such activities will further expand our horizon in the field of planetary science." ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, and Hall had one question on his ...