The autumn equinox is now upon us! Today marks the moment that the ... Dark, long autumn and winter nights are the perfect time to indulge in some astronomy. Be sure to check out our roundup of the ...

Here's what happens as the direct rays of the sun slip south of the equator as the seasons change.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the long-lived Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have been providing amazing images to earthbound viewers for some time now. Along with other instruments, these ...

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

The weather seems to have skipped a month as the oppressive heat of summer fades into the past, and that’s OK with me. Unfortunately, the last days of summer also bring us to the most rapid loss of ...

Astronomy enthusiasts, mark September 21st on your calendars. Saturn will be at its closest and brightest, visible to the naked eye. NASA says Venus a ...

Celebrate the autumn equinox with an evening of science, beer, and fun! Join us for two fascinating talks by WashU researchers: “How to Spot an Alien?” — Mikhail Tikhonov (Associate Professor) will ...

Bright nighttime skies are on the way in Michigan as the year's first full supermoon will rise in the sky Monday, astronomers ...

This year, the full moon in September was the "Corn Moon," the name it is given when it isn't the full moon closest to the fall equinox. Here's what North Carolina stargazers - and astronomy fans ...

Michigan missed out on a recent "blood moon" lunar eclipse, but just after the official start of fall the year's first supermoon will rise in the night sky. The harvest moon is the first of three ...