April 22 is traditionally known as Earth Day, the occasion where we pause as temporary travelers on our 'blue marble' to ...

Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...

According to Culbertson, Venus will be the higher of the two “eyes” while Saturn will be the lower, and the thin, crescent ...

On Sunday, April 27, the Moon will be about 221,900 miles from Earth when it reaches perigee, the closest distance in its ...

The "Blue Marble" was the first photo of the whole Earth and the only ever taken by a human. Fifty years on, new images of ...

Multiple spacecraft captured the moon's shadow sweeping across North America at more than 1,500 mph during the 2024 total ...

The crescent moon will be the centerpiece of April's final astronomical event as it bunches up with Venus, Saturn and Mercury ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

It will officially reach its full moon phase at 12:56 p.m. EST (1656 GMT), but local moonrise times vary depending on location. The moon will still appear full the night before and after its peak ...

Why it's so special: Something strange happened late at night ... Earth days to orbit the sun, and Earth takes 365 days, so Earth passes between Mars and the sun every 789 days. For more sublime ...

Earth’s neighbouring planet Venus will be shining brightly in the morning sky this week - and might just flash us a grin.