In the 17th century, Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini focused their telescopes on Saturn and realized its bright bands were not solid features ...

Uranus is the only planet that rotates sideways with a 98-degree tilt. Learn why Uranus spins this way, how its seasons last ...

Phosphorus is one of six essential elements that make life on Earth possible. When it bonds with hydrogen, it forms phosphine (PH3), a highly toxic ...

Astronomers have discovered phosphine gas in the atmosphere of an ancient brown dwarf, Wolf 1130C, using the James Webb Space ...

NASA’s James Webb has uncovered bizarre structures in Saturn’s atmosphere that scientists can’t explain—twisting what we ...

It's 'spoke season' on Saturn when strange features appear in the planet's rings. The Hubble Space Telescope continues to ...

The Kepler space telescope is the source of more exoplanet discoveries than any other telescope, so why haven't we heard ...

When stars like the Sun run out of hydrogen in their cores, fusion slows and the outer layers balloon outward. The star can ...

Greetings stargazers. Although I address these “What’s Up in the Durango Skies” columns to stargazers, we should occasionally be moon-gazers, too. I am writing this month’s column on the day of the ...

As we approach mid-month, the moon visits two bright planets, Saturn's rings narrow and we get a final shot at Comet Lemmon.

Wausau Pilot & Review Mercury meets Mars as the Moon wanesCentral Wisconsin skywatchers will find this week packed with ...

The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority's William D. McDowell Observatory is a hidden gem in Lyndhurst.