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

From December 14 to 15, 2025, stargazers across China witnessed the Geminid meteor shower at its peak, with photographers in ...

If the weather permits, one of the brightest and most reliable meteor showers of the year is set to light up the night sky, ...

Billy Henry helps bring the stars within reach in his role as the host of StarDate, which airs on public radio stations ...

Radio astronomy has a pollution problem. Satellites thousands of kilometers overhead, designed to broadcast communications or ...

Chippewa Nature Center will host its annual free Winter Solstice Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 20 from 6-8 p.m.

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

In a groundbreaking observation, the Gemini North telescope has captured stunning new images of Comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing a mysterious greenish glow as the comet journeys away from the Sun. This ...

When winter sets in, and daylight is gone well before dinner, it’s hard not to notice how long the nights stretch on. For me, ...

A passing daydream sparked what would become the newest artwork displayed inside the 129-year-old University of Illinois Observatory.

The Shadow by Hans Christian Andersen was first published in 1847. In some ways, it is Andersen’s darkest tale. The character ...

The Geminid meteor shower put on a dazzling cosmic firework show when it peaked overnight on Dec. 13 as shards of the solar ...