On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey through the solar system and over 500 million kilometers from home, Rosetta's lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for ...

Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...

which is where the comet's namesake comes from. NASA's website says the best time to view will be at midnight Sunday through ...

Fred Schaaf promises plenty of opportunities for spectacular views of the moon, planets and stars these next two weeks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a treat to see a supermoon. But that bright glowing orb will still be almost full when the Leonid ...

A view of Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from the water cistern on West Camino Cielo above Santa Barbara. 24mm lens with 3 sec exposure with foreground highlighted with full moon illumination.

Though the nearly full moon will likely outshine some of these speedy meteors, you may still be able to catch a glimpse of ...

The summer of Northern Lights and the rare A3 comet sighting have ignited a surge of interest in astro-tourism, as travellers ...

The Popular Astronomy Club meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Butterworth Center in Moline. All are ...

The annual Leonids meteor shower is due to peak next week, hopefully giving stargazers a treat to brighten up the dark winter ...

The Leonid meteor shower, which started on Nov. 3, will peak above the Connecticut skies beginning on Nov. 17.

The Leonid meteor showers are among the night skies' most spectacular. Here's where to look and how to best see the spectacle ...