If you're planning to gaze at the night sky in the upcoming year, be sure to mark these dates in your calendar.

In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar ...

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the “Christmas Star” from the ...

The Star of Bethlehem sits at the crossroads of faith and astronomy, a single light in the Gospel story that has inspired ...

Explore the mystery of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as it nears Earth. Learn why this 33-billion-ton object with a bizarre ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, a 33-billion-ton object that's older than our solar system, will make its closest approach to Earth on Friday. Scientists are ...

In the Bible, the Star of Bethlehem rises in the southern sky and then comes to a standstill, which is abnormal for a ...

Comet 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of Earth on Friday before zipping past Jupiter and out of the solar system, ...

The direction, distance and motion of the comet through the sky during its closest approach could have made it seem like it was hovering over Bethlehem when Jesus was said to have been born.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered just five and a half months ago, and in that time has taken the world by storm.

In the worldview of the Aztecs, who lived in Central Mexico from the 14th to 16th centuries, the history of the world was a ...

An odd star brightened for more than 70 days in 5 B.C.E., according to a Chinese text. The object may have been a comet that ...