Winter is a great time to view the night sky, and AstroBob has a few things to look for. Right now, Jupiter is visible at dusk in the south. Venus and Mercury can be seen at dawn. In the night sky, ...

In our current evening sky we have one of the earliest soap-operalike stories, with two independent plots becoming intertwined into one. Perhaps we could call it the celestial version of "All My ...

Mercury reaches its stationary point in Virgo today at 4 P.M. EDT. It will now begin moving westward, or retrograde, while also reducing its elongation from the Sun. The solar system’s smallest planet ...

Mysterious "golden stars" that pulsate in a fractal way have scientists stumped. Although these stars were spotted during a search for an extraterrestrial galactic Internet, the researchers say ...

Astronomers can’t explain the bizarre light patterns on a far-away star — leaving some serious scientists thinking it might have to do with aliens. The unusual flickering around star KIC 8462852, ...