Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

Rome is easily the closest thing you'll ever find to a time machine. Photo / I arrived by sea, pulling in at Civitavecchia ...

But then retreats beyond the orbit of Venus to "cool down". The European Solar Orbiter ... The reason for that is that Solar Orbiter's goal is to take images of the sun. Even at that distance ...

Here are his top local bowls, from Neptune Oyster to Yankee Lobster ... Sewall believes stands out as the best time to visit. The cool air relieves the summer heat, he says, and Boston's many ...

In other cool celestial happenings, we’re having a planetary parade… The world witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime event this past ...

Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

NASA was formed in 1958 "to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere, and for ...

Far from being a cool gimmick that takes crappy pictures, the Samyang Remaster Slim marries ingenious design with impressive image quality. This Swiss Army knife gives you a 21mm f/3.5, 28mm f/3.5 and ...

Earlier this month, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of an unusual asteroid close to Earth. Turns out, it was a car.

The images below show the day-by-day phases of ... creating a beautiful setup for astrophotos — particularly if you can find an interesting landscape to place beneath them.

Both Uranus and Neptune have a retinue of diverse and interesting moons. These two cold and distant ... In November 2005, backlit images showed fountains of water-ice particles spewing from ...