On June 17, in the year 2 B.C.E, a significant planetary conjunction occurred involving Venus and Jupiter. From Earth’s perspective, these two bright planets appeared to draw so close that they would ...

Rubin Observatory. Perched high in the Chilean Andes, the observatory will take hundreds of images of the southern hemisphere sky, every night for 10 years. In doing so, it will create the most ...

(Why is the sky blue? Learn about it with your kids.) The aurora borealis lights up the night sky behind Iceland's iconic Kirkjufell volcano. Auroras are caused when charged particles from the sun ...

There’s a lot going on in the night sky this week. It begins with a new moon, which may mean high tides and potential flooding in coastal areas. In its wake, a new orbit of the moon around Earth ...

The Capella 10 satellite returns to earth . Earlier this month Jesse Ramazami was out for a midnight walk near his home in Manor when he noticed something strange moving across the sky. It appeared to ...

Angel Reese and the Sky lost by 60 points combined in their first two games against the Fever and Dream, making WNBA history. The Sky lost to the Liberty in a 99-74 blowout. This resulted in ...

With a larger telescope and high magnification, look for a subtle dark “notch” in its western edge — a tantalizing feature for deep-sky enthusiasts. An hour before sunrise — around 4:30 a.m. local ...

Natasha Cloud led five Liberty players in double figures Thursday night as the defending champions ran roughshod over the Sky, 99-74. Cloud scored a team-high 18 points, Sabrina Ionescu had 16 ...

The best smart binoculars identify a wide range of night sky objects, landscapes and animals. Discover the Apollo missions on the moon and learn your constellations with the press of a button.

And the night sky is likely to grow even darker, as the designations represent a five-year commitment toward a goal of becoming fully dark sky compliant by 2030. Jackson Hole Airport is located within ...