When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...
The growing trend of astrotourism continues to draw new travellers to the wonders of the night sky in places where light ...
Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) experience a surprising and unusual variation of day and night.
Monday evening (Nov. 4), the night before Election Day, will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest ...
Sunita Williams reflected on this surreal experience in 2013 at the University of Gujarat in the presence of then Chief ...
November’s major meteor shower ramps up as the Moon reaches perigee shortly before its Full phase in the sky this week.
People in the northernmost states may have a chance to see auroras glowing in the northern sky tonight.
The night sky in November will offer some striking sights, with multiple planets visible throughout the month. Here are the ...
This month, catch planetary views of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars, witness a close pass of the Parker Solar Probe by Venus, and ...
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Growing up in Long Beach, California, his parents adhered to a creationist view of the universe. But young Koerner caught ...