The New Year brings a double feature celestial performance as the year’s first supermoon and Quadrantid meteor shower go head-to-head in the night skies Friday.

A soldier returned from the Sahara desert in 1916 with a wild story about a meteorite that dwarfed all others. Over 100 years ...

The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other.

Stargazers in North America can expect to see up to 10 shooting stars each hour when the shower peaks this weekend.

The month brings a strong lineup of celestial sights, including a supermoon, meteor activity, and several close moon-planet ...

In a year packed full of phenomenal cometary capers, astrophotographer Dan Bartlett captured a staggering image of comet ...

From auroras at 36,000 feet to comet flybys and eclipses, these are the standout images our readers shared with Space.com in ...

A photo taken aboard the International Space Station shows a bright reflection on the waters between Florida and Cuba.

"That was one of the best I've seen and likely the best I've ever caught on camera," Wright boasted on Facebook.

At 2:23 am Eastern time on March 19, 2025, an astronaut aboard the International Space station (ISS) captured a striking ...

Watching the aurora borealis (in the Northern Hemisphere) or aurora australis (in the Southern Hemisphere) is unforgettable.