Dazzling 'dawn storms' that illuminate Jupiter's poles are 10x more intense than the gas giant's regular auroras.

Sunspot AR3229 erupted with an X2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

Bob King, of AstroBob’s Astronomy for Everyone, recounts the spectacular auroras that occurred on November 11 & 12, 2025. There is another chance to see auroras on Saturday night. The Leonid Meteor ...

This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing ...

A University of Southampton study has revealed an intriguing new clue in the mystery of what triggers periods of very intense, brightly colored activity during displays of both the southern and ...

However, astronomers in Hawaii just spotted a pair of exciting discoveries — a huge exoplanet and a brown dwarf — using Japan ...

New research shows that tiny light patterns and faint radio signals reveal the earliest moments before an aurora suddenly ...

There are a host of celestial events to get excited about next year – including a total solar eclipse. Abigail Beall is ...

The Geminids meteor shower peaks on the evening of Saturday. During its peak, the AMS says that it can spit out upwards of ...

December is an exciting month for those who like to look up, with a comet, a meteor shower, and a conjunction between the ...

Early on March 3, a total lunar eclipse turns the moon a deep copper color. This “blood moon” will be visible across large ...