In October, a newly discovered comet will streak so close to Earth that people may be able to make out its heavenly fireworks ...

Orionid meteors become visible when debris from Halley's Comet collides with Earth's atmosphere. The Orionid meteor shower ...

Newly discovered comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) will soon be gracing our evening sky. Here's how to see it and what to expect.

From 1985 to 2014, Jean Mueller supported astronomers from around the world who came to Palomar to use its iconic instruments ...

It lasted a few minutes,” N.C. man said. “I only noticed it as it approached the horizon, but the trail lasted a long time.” ...

Sauk Prairie will get a glimpse of one of the two eclipses that will occur over the next thirty days. The total solar eclipse ...

Amid the season with at least one meteor shower occurring every night, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may become visible to us in early November.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base. It carried 28 Starlink satellites into orbit. The launch ...

A supermoon will hang in the night sky bigger and brighter than usual during its perigee, and a great time to head outside to ...

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) is a new visitor from our outer solar system. It may be easier to see as it approaches Earth next week ...

Oct. 21 (a.m.) – Orionid meteor shower peaks between 1 a.m. and start of dawn local time. Perfect conditions with no moon to ...

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) was discovered on Sept. 11 by amateur astronomer Vladimir Bezugly in images from NASA's Solar and ...