Nov. 11, 2024 — Why is the expansion of our Universe accelerating? Twenty-five years after its discovery, this phenomenon remains one of the greatest scientific mysteries. Solving it involves ...

The world’s richest man gave his money and time in campaigning for the president-elect and now is putting in his requests for a friendlier regulatory environment. By Eric LiptonKirsten ...

Short days and dark nights are here. These are the best headlamps for astronomy, stargazing, dog walking, and late-night runs — plan ahead of the Black Friday sales. If you often find yourself ...

ROCHESTER — Here’s a bright idea. Look to the west after sunset; the brightest star on the west horizon right now is Venus. If you hold your hand out at arm’s length, put your thumb at Venus ...

Oh, and it also has a tail. Congratulations, that’s Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Astronomy Senior Editor Alison Klesman took this photo of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS on her phone roughly 90 minutes after ...

You can find more details on where and when to view Tsuchinshan-ATLAS for another few days in this article by Astronomy Associate Editor Michael E. Bakich. And, while you’ve got your optics out ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — October has been a very busy month when it comes to astronomical happenings. At the beginning of October, much of the US was able to see the Aurora Borealis - or Northern Lights ...

Although Seeing in the Dark doesn't directly discuss Pluto, it does celebrate the joy of observing planets. Viewers who watch the show may wonder what happened to Pluto in 2006 and whether any of ...

When NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus in 1986, it provided scientists' first—and, so far, only—close glimpse of this strange, sideways-rotating outer planet. Alongside the discovery ...