Stargazers will in one week have a chance to spot Saturn and the moon sharing a section of the night sky in what's known as a ...

If scientists are able to inspect it in person, and they find that Mars was indeed once alive with microbes, we would know ...

The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.

A powerful winter storm damaged Lick Observatory’s Great Refractor telescope, forcing an indefinite closure as crews work to ...

“In March, there's a lovely eclipse of the moon on the 3rd to the 4th of March, a total eclipse of the moon. So, the moon ...

You could be friends with someone for years and feel like you’ve seen every side of them. But do you really know them if ...

You’d expect a newer custom home in the Denver area, one with 9,000-plus feet of living space on a larger city site, with a pool and good mountain views, to have a lofty price, right? Maybe in the ...

For backyard astronomers, the promise of image-stabilized binoculars is simple: sharper, steadier views of the night sky ...

“Seeing the aurora or the Milky Way from above the clouds is a powerful reminder of how fragile our atmosphere really is and ...

Southern Arizona’s dry air, dark skies, and plentiful mountain peaks are prime conditions for the many world-class telescopes that dot the region. These conditions, unfortunately, come with ...

A quiet dawn at Mount Abu brought an unusual sight as scientists watched an interstellar visitor fade into distant space. The comet, carrying ancient ices, offered rare data before slipping away.

Under the leadership of George Ellery Hale, the 100-inch mirror for Mount Wilson Observatory's telescope was ordered in 1906, with funding provided sequentially by businessman John Hooker and then ...