While many of the original cherry trees have been replaced over time, the surrounding Susquehannock State Forest still features beautiful stands of black cherry, maple, and other hardwoods that create ...

A rare glow will dominate the night sky this October, setting the stage for a month of cosmic theater. Stargazers across North America will first look up on Monday, Oct. 6, and Tuesday, Oct. 7, when a ...

Astronomy is increasingly becoming an online affair. Recent discoveries of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS and R2 SWAN have highlighted this fact, when both were first discussed on message boards and ...

October is a star-studded month with two meteor showers, winter constellations and a good chance to see a trio of green comets.

Our solar system is a wonder, from the star at the center to the planets and moons in orbit, as seen in these fantastic pictures taken by Hubble, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, and the Mars ...

On Oct. 5, head to Lake Merritt to enjoy bento boxes, Japanese dancing and staring at the ghastly full moon of October.

Scientists have gotten a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons like the one orbiting Earth could potentially form. Using data from NASA’s James ...

In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini trained their telescopes on Saturn and uncovered a startling truth: the planet's luminous bands were not solid appendages, but ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has, for the first time, measured the carbon-rich concoction that forms a moon-forming disk of gas and dust around a newly formed planetary body. It is hoped the ...

With a low but notable chance of hitting our moon this asteroid is in the sights of scientists. A city-block-sized asteroid named 2024 YR4 is hurtling through space, and it has our Moon in its sights.

You won't need a telescope to see this supermoon. Skygazers, get ready to head outside and spot the supermoon next Monday. The full moon will appear on Oct. 6. You shouldn't have any trouble seeing it ...

The striking thing about this is that repeating the procedure on the star turned up no evidence of carbon-based chemicals, even though the system is young enough that it should still have a ...