NASA's Juno spacecraft zipped just 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) above the volcanic world Io in 2024. The extraterrestrial ...

He covers skywatching, human spaceflight, exploration as well as space science and entertainment, and enjoys observing the moon through a tabletop Celestron telescope when the weather is clear.

The Geminid meteor shower peaked overnight on Dec. 13 and 14, lighting up the skies as impressive meteors struck Earth's ...

It seems 2025 will have a strong start, too, with a planet parade just a few weeks into the new year. A planet parade is when ...

Next month, on Jan. 15, Mars will be at opposition to the sun, when it will be in the sky all night; rising at sunset, ...

Next year's events that are visible to Californians include a rare peek at Mercury; Venus and Jupiter cozying up; and a total ...

See the year’s most striking images from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, NASA’s Mars rover and the best sky ...

If you think that choosing the most powerful home telescope is just as simple as finding one with the highest ... giving a sharp, crystal clear view of Jupiter’s Galilean moons, the rings of Saturn, ...

Our moon goes through phases, sometimes turning red or disappearing into shadows. Here's what you need to know about the full moon.

The Sun reaches its southernmost point, the Ursid meteor shower peaks, and the Christmas Tree Cluster glitters in the sky ...