Are you curious about the night sky? Come to the planetarium at the Museum in DC for a live, guided tour of what you can see ...

Our universe is filled with galaxies, in all directions as far as our instruments can see. Some researchers estimate that ...

Star maps and charts are a mainstay of both amateur and professional sky observers. Whether it's on a simple seasonal map or ...

Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet on Friday. That's as ...

A Christmas meteor shower will light up the skies very soon. Here's your complete guide to seeing the Ursids in Arizona and ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

Staerkel Planetarium brings the beauty of the night sky indoors, blending astronomy, mythology and storytelling.

Up to 150 Geminid meteors may brighten the night sky each hour as the shower hits its peak on Dec. 13-14, according to the ...

“You can expect to see perhaps up to 100 meteors an hour, so that might be one or two a minute, which would be a brilliant ...

It’s also the perfect place to learn about the Geminid meteor shower, which peaks this weekend. Texas Standard hit the road ...

Unlike most meteor showers, which come from icy comets, the Geminids originate from an unusual source: the rocky asteroid ...

The Geminids peak when the moon is 30 percent full, according to the International Meteor Organization. To get a hint at when ...