One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be ...
Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even ...
As Mars approaches opposition this month, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...
A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...
This January, the night sky promises a celestial spectacle as four planets dance across the sky. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and ...
As the star grows, so does its internal pressure and temperature until the star lights up in a thermo-nuclear reaction.
On January 9, 1643, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Riccioli saw a weird glowing light on the night side of Venus. He named it "The Ashen Light of Venus." Astronomers have seen it intermittently since ...