Geminids Encore, Orion Nebula Peak, and a Rare Interstellar Comet Turns Green
December 15, 2025Â brings a near-perfect recipe for skywatchers: long winter nights, a slim waning Moon, and a sky…
Thousands cheer as the sun rises on winter solstice at Stonehenge
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric…
New independent measurements of universe expansion rate deepen cosmic mystery : Kauai Now
A team of astronomers using a variety of ground and space-based telescopes — including W. M. Keck Observatory…
See stunning imagery captured by NASA’s GOES satellites in 2025
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites network (GOES) captured a number of natural phenomena…
How to watch the Ursid meteor shower
NEW YORK (AP) — The last major meteor shower of the year, known as the Ursids, peaks soon,…
Shortest day of the year descending on Northern Hemisphere: what to know
Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is…
Saturn’s moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggests
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Saturn’s giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Titan…
How to Watch the Final Meteor Shower of 2025
The Lyrids’ radiant, the constellation Hercules, rises well before midnight, so meteors are visible all night, but are…
Astronomers discover spacetime drag around a supermassive black hole — as predicted by Einstein
A star’s fatal brush with a supermassive black hole can light up a quiet galaxy. When gravity shreds…
Astronaut slams ‘foolish’ US space race with China as they should ‘collaborate’
Britain’s Tim Peake has urged the US and China to work together on future moon missions, warning it…
Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last…
How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?
It was almost 100 years ago that Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto. That was the last planet found…