Blue and yellow flags are common among national and state flags, and the blue and yellow color combinations often symbolize nature.

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from ...

Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and some skywatchers in Florida, Central America and South America will see the ringed planet briefly disappear behind our lunar companion.

Hot spots and tunnels to neighboring "superbubbles" seem to have been created by supernovas and infant star outbursts.

There's a bright "star" shining in the east after dark. It's Jupiter, which is now approaching it's biggest, brightest and ...

November’s major meteor shower ramps up as the Moon reaches perigee shortly before its Full phase in the sky this week.

What did our ancestors think when they looked up at the night sky? All cultures ascribed special meaning to the Sun and the Moon, but what about the pearly band of light and shadow we call the Milky W ...

the two brightest stars in the constellation of Gemini. Saturn too will be on view in the southern half of the sky during November evenings, setting soon after midnight. Positioned in the ...

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see ...

Monday evening (Nov. 4), the night before Election Day, will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest ...

While the Southern Taurids are active between Sept. 23 and Dec. 8, the celestial light show will be most visible Monday and ...