Science & Space

A planetary alignment happens when multiple planets appear within a similar region of the sky from Earth. These events vary in geometry and visibility, and they occur several ti...

What has hit Saturn is a question that reaches into how our solar system formed and how planetary surfaces change over billions of years. Saturn, known for its vast ring system...

In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space, a milestone that should have spotlighted her expertise in physics and shuttle operations. Instead, a persistent sto...

In March 2022, a spent Long March 3C third stage impacted the lunar far side near the Hertzsprung crater. The event was tracked by independent observers and confirmed by Chinese...

The Moon appears to change shape in the sky across nights and months. These changes are the phases of the Moon , caused by the shifting angles of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. In br...

A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, fully blocking the Sun’s disk and briefly turning daylight into twilight for a narrow pat...

Jupiter reaches opposition roughly every 13 months, placing it opposite the Sun so it rises at sunset, is highest near midnight, and sets near sunrise. Even when not at oppositi...

Meteorite Georgia roof events are rare but serious, occurring when extraterrestrial material survives passage through the atmosphere and lands on residential structures in Georg...

The northern lights from the Space Station are auroral displays photographed regularly by astronauts orbiting within the auroral ovals. Seen from low Earth orbit at 400 kilomete...

An aurora australis GIF is a compact, looped sequence of images that captures the motion and color of the southern lights in a shareable format. These files are commonly used on...