Monday is the last day to catch May's full moon, known as the "Flower Moon" The nickname is to signify the many blossoms of spring. May's full moon also is a micro-moon. This occurs when the moon is ...

Gaze skyward on any spring and summer night and you’ll surely see what appears to be a star drifting slowly across the night sky. This is probably an ...

The Moon passes just 0.4° south of Virgo the Maiden's bright alpha star, Spica, early on the morning of May 10.

The bright star Spica will appear to dance around Earth's moon on the night of May 9. Here's how to catch the celestial pair ...

Did you know that the sun is up for more hours this month than in August? August is summertime, and May is still spring, so it may not seem quite right.

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

Despite light pollution, locals have options when looking to explore the stars. The Sacramento State Planetarium, Community ...

The Aquarids meteor shower is set to peak this week. Everyone in the U.S. will have a chance to catch a glimpse.

The Aquarids, a meteor shower famous for its speedy balls of space debris that streak across the night sky, is peaking soon. Here's when to see it.

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, sparked by debris from Halley’s Comet, is currently active and will peak between May 5 and 6.

With up to 60 meteors per hour under perfect conditions during the peak night, the Eta Aquariids are considered a strong ...

One of the big ideas in physics is that forces change the motion of an object. If you apply a constant, continuous force to ...