The peak shower will appear to the east, coming out of the Gemini constellation, between 8 and 9 p.m. Saturday, and will last ...

Some stars explode into a nova quickly; others can take more than a month. Scientists are only beginning to understand why.

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Attendees are encouraged to dress warmly and arrive a little before sunset, which usually occurs around 5:20 p.m. The star gazes typically conclude three-four hours after sunset, and a temporary gate ...

Meteors from the Geminid shower can be colorful, with hues ranging from green to purple and amber. And sometimes they streak ...

While prime viewing conditions recently allowed much of the U.S. to catch the northern lights, these spots are the best for ...

To enjoy the Geminid show, bundle up and venture away from city lights, which can drown out fireballs. The meteor shower will appear over the whole sky, so look to the darkest part or search for the ...

Tyson’s ultimate goal was to image large swathes of the sky, measuring how galaxies’ shapes distorted as their light ...

O pening shot: distant stars are visible against an ink black background. In the foreground, something bright: a planet, a ...

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Stargazers rejoice! Dec. 4 marks the start of the annual Geminid meteor shower, as Earth passes through the trail of debris ...