May holds some spectacular sights in the night and morning sky. Check out the list below ... or eight times the distance between the Earth and the Sun. At their most distant, when they lie ...

It now lies at opposition, roughly opposite the Sun in Earth’s sky. Credit: ALMA (NRAO/ESO/NAOJ) The main-belt asteroid 3 Juno is now at opposition, meaning it lies directly opposite the Sun in ...

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

From meteor showers to constellations, here's everything you need to know about observing the summer sky using the unaided ...

Accumulated data from scientific satellites indicates a recent drop in the inner belt’s proton flux levels, suggesting the ...

Friday, May 2, presents a perfect opportunity to catch the mighty ice giant Neptune close to the planets Saturn and Venus in ...

The predawn hours of April 28 will see a planetary triangle form in the night sky, as Venus makes a close approach to Saturn following a conjunction, while Neptune, invisible to the naked eye, will ...

Any day now, a massive stellar blast dubbed "the Blaze Star" could light up the night sky so brightly, you won't even need a ...

Keep an eye on the weather forecast ahead of the Lyrids' peak for viewing chances in Michigan. Clear, dark skies are ...

American space agency NASA announced the start of ops or the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of ...

The ETA Aquarids is set to peak in early May less than two weeks since the last meteor shower lit up the night sky, where in California to watch.

However, its early setting during the night will leave the sky clear for shooting stars in ... and occur around the same dates each year, as Earth crosses the same debris clouds during its orbit ...