Discover the brightest planets in the December 2025 night sky, including Jupiter and Mercury, and know the best times to see ...

Before the ribbon-cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by WHS Astronomy ...

His research focuses on how subsurface oceans interact with the overlying ice crusts of moons such as Enceladus, one of ...

A new study reveals how shifting ice shells on icy moons can cause dramatic pressure changes, sometimes enough to boil their hidden oceans. The outer planets of our Solar System are accompanied by ...

Rather than big bolts of lightning as seen on Earth, NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded audio of small zaps similar to those ...

Ask someone on Earth for the time and they can give you an exact answer, thanks to our planet's intricate timekeeping system, ...

Have scientists finally confirmed the existence of the first exomoon? This is what a study released on the preprint server ...

This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing ...

Plus, the Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of Dec. 13-14, and the winter solstice arrives Dec. 21 at 10:03 a.m.

Saturn’s rings are not the permanent fixture they appear to be through a backyard telescope. Planetary scientists now agree ...

On Nov. 2, 2000, the crew of NASA’s Expedition 1 opened the hatch to the International Space Station, which was the beginning ...

There’s magic in the air this holiday season and there’s also magic in the December night skies. These long nights are ...