Like meteors, space junk travels at vast speeds as it travels through the atmosphere and it begins burning up spectacularly.

On Episode 160 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Charles Slatkin to talk about the legacy of Dr. Robert Goddard, the "Father of Rocketry." Slatkin grew up during the Space ...

If last year’s solar eclipse and auroras turned you into an astro-tourist, you’re not the only one exploring after dark.

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, known for its link to Halley's Comet, is viewable until May 28, offering a spectacular view ...

For visitors to Louisiana who have a hankering for supernatural encounters, the Abita Mystery House in Abita Springs is a ...

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was that rare type of comet that arrived with fanfare and lived up to the hype, serving up naked-eye views ...

Back in 1986, when the comet last swung through the inner solar system, it lost about 1/1,000th of its mass. Rice said that ...

check out a moon that looks like iconic space station Pieces of Halley’s Comet could leave glowing trails across the night sky Look up: This planet is about to pass through cosmic beehive in ...

In the eastern morning sky now, Venus is very bright before sunrise ... very fast-moving meteors per hour caused by remnant dust particles from Halley’s Comet. May’s Full Moon shines on May 12th.

‘Smiley face’ in the sky: The close alignment of Venus ... The Moon, currently a thin crescent, was a full Moon on April 13 and is now waning toward the new Moon on April 27.

Stargazers are in for a treat as the month of May brings multiple phenomena to the sky. After April brought ... The Eta Aquariids are remnants of Halley's comet, which takes 76 years to orbit ...