Amateur astronomers who have purchased telescopes from leading suppliers in the U.S. may be entitled to a payment from a ...

A rare parade of planets will light up the night sky throughout January. Six planets will be in alignment for the rest of the ...

Have you read on social media about the “once in 396 billion years” planetary alignment happening on Jan. 25? Guess what? Social media is not reliable. Here’s what’s really going on — and why you ...

False claims over a wealthy California couple owning a vast amount of California's water are surfacing online. CBS News Confirmed's Melissa Mahtani sets the record straight.

G3 (ATLAS) is now visible in the post-sunset night sky. It's best seen in the Southern Hemisphere, but it's visible north of ...

The family-geared activities at the Bay City facility will include hands-on activities, demonstrations, a live planetarium show and telescope observation from the planetarium rooftop, officials said.

The 245th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society is being held Jan. 12 to Jan. 16 and will feature remarkable findings ...

A stunning celestial event will soon grace the night skies, offering a rare opportunity for stargazers in the United States ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the largest and most powerful space telescope that humanity has ever created, enabling scientists to gaze further into the universe than ever before.

Formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the observatory was renamed in 2020 to honor Vera Rubin, who died at 88 in 2016. Dr. Rubin’s work persuaded astronomers of the existence of dark ...

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS captured over the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona. (Robert Sparks) First, the Sun unleashed two epic solar storms, sending ...

Maybe you got lucky with Santa and you have new binoculars, an astronomy app and/or telescope to usher in ... “January 25 parade of planet.” The online stories are full of hype and ...