Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is probably the first scientific fact babies hear in the English-speaking world. It's easily ...

The best viewing for January's planetary parade is about 90 minutes after sunset, in as dark and clear a spot as you can find. Use binoculars or a telescope for an even better look. The alignment will ...

While four members of this 'parade' can be easily spotted in a clear dark sky, finding the final two can be something of a ...

E arth is the only planet we know of that has ever had a fire. While there may be volcanoes pushing out hot magma on the ...

Keep your eye towards the sky starting on January 21st as six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus—will be visible in the night sky.

Stuffed porpoise stomachs and blood custard for the rich, pickled carrots for the poor, and ale for all. Europeans in the Middle Ages ate some weird freaking stuff.

A CAFE manager told how he was left stunned following a close encounter with a “whitish, blue” meteor which streaked across ...

A fireball was seen streaking across New Hampshire skies Wednesday night, with multiple viewers reporting sightings.

A once-in-a-lifetime comet is expected to be visible in the sky over the UK tonight, and here's how you can make sure you get ...

A BRIGHT comet could be visible in the sky for the first time in 160,000 years – making it a real once-in-a-lifetime display.

A once-in-160,000-year comet as bright as Venus is set to light up the UK sky next week. It follows on from the once-in-a-lifetime comet that flew by Earth last October, providing humans on earth with ...