A rare atmospheric effect called selenelion could briefly let skywatchers see the rising sun and a blood moon at the same ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere). Check my main feed for more in-depth articles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image of the sun's south pole. Every image you've ever seen of the sun is looking at its equator, because Earth's orbit sits ...

The sun's visible disk has been perfectly free from sunspots for the first time since June 2022, suggesting the current solar cycle might be heading toward its quieter phase.

There are few moments in life that make you feel entirely untethered from time. Standing on a quiet beach in Northern Norway, the sea shimmering, the sky on fire, and the clock ticking well past ...

Each March and September, the point directly beneath the Sun crosses the equator, marking the equinoxes. While equinox comes from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), the date of equal day, known ...

A partial solar eclipse swept across the face of the sun on Sept. 21, mesmerizing stargazers with a dramatic display of orbital mechanics that saw the curved silhouette of the lunar disk turn the ...