While the South Pole sits at the bottom of the Earth on a solid continent (Antarctica), the North Pole is situated over the shifting Arctic Ocean, making it a dynamic and changing region.The North ...

The moon is new on August 23. Back in the evening sky, the thin crescent moon will pass three degrees south of Mars in the ...

August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

Each evening throughout the month of August, we can see the planet Mars in the western sky after sunset. To find it, look for ...

Mercury begins to emerge from the dawn glow after Aug. 12. On Aug. 19, Mercury reaches its greatest elongation west of the ...

NASA's Juno probe's been studying Jupiter for nine years. Conditions are super harsh, and the camera's been taking a beating.

damage reports confirmed that the storm left South Florida a ravaged landscape. Nearly every square foot of it. Mile after mile of the region’s precious tree canopy was badly frayed or destroyed. From ...

Geomagnetic reversals may sound like science fiction, but they’re a real part of Earth's history. In this video, we break down what happens when the North and South Poles switch, and how this ...

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 immediately identifiable; it will look like the brightest "star" in the sky. By ...

Use our interactive globe to see if you’re in the ‘zone of disappointment’ for the Perseids – then save these dates for ...

Scientists at the Swiss federal technology institute ETH Zurich have shown that the protective magnetic field already existed more than a billion years ago.