CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar ...

CLITHERALL, MINNESOTA - The outdoor security light in our farm yard shone all night. We couldn’t turn it off. It belonged to the power company and there was no switch. Atop a power pole, it ...

Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...

The race to connect the world through satellite internet has created an unexpected casualty: our view of the cosmos. A new ...

The moon, Saturn and Neptune will rise a little before midnight for those in the U.S. Heads up stargazers! The moon will rise ...

Mammoth Cave National Park is hosting an evening Star Party. Park rangers and volunteers will present an evening program about the night sky, provide telescopes to view deep sky objects, and ...

The sky had turned overcast by the time we reached camp. Heritage Inspirations founder Angelisa Murray hurried us into a ...

Mammoth Cave National Park is hosting a viewing party for the the Perseids meteor shower on Friday, July 18. The park’s Star Party will last from 7 to 10 p.m. During this time, park rangers and ...

Before moving to State College in 2015, Bill Arden only knew the Milky Way as a chocolate-covered candy bar. Arden, who previously lived in Manhattan, became a very active member of the Central ...

To have the best shot at viewing the Southern Delta Aquariids, NASA recommends looking halfway between the horizon and the ...

The Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids meteor showers, which will both peak July 30, also coincide with a third ...

The constellation Lyra is faint, but it contains Vega, one of the brightest stars in our night sky. As soon as it gets dark ...