Astronauts orbiting Earth recently photographed not one but two comets while an aurora show danced below them. The ...

The inner planets Mercury and Venus will both be visible in the east-southeast sky before sunrise on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Our writers' picks for the very best bands since rock became a permanent part of popular music. One thing is for sure every year around the time of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies — ...

The Leonids meteor shower is one of the two best annual meteor showers to be seen in the Northern Hemisphere night sky, the ...

As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for ...

The Phoenix Mercury missed the playoffs in 1999, as they finished the season with a record of 15-17. While that is not a bad record, it was a step in the wrong direction. The Mercury made the WNBA ...

The Phoenix Mercury get ready to host the Indiana Fever on June 30, 2024, at Footprint Center in Phoenix. / Owen Ziliak/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK The Phoenix Mercury had a successful 1997 ...

It’s not just interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS that’s been catching the attention of scientists. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which was first discovered in 1812 and visits the Earth roughly every 71 years, has ...

Wisconsin sky watchers have a final chance to see two comets, along with a meteor shower, this week. Comets Lemmon (C/2025 A6) and SWAN (C/2025 R2) are both currently visible, while the Orionid meteor ...

A newly discovered comet is about to make its closest pass to Earth on Tuesday night. It should be visible over the Central Coast before it disappears — and won’t be seen again for more than a ...

(NEXSTAR) — Skywatcher or not, you’ve likely heard of Halley’s comet. As popular as it is, however, seeing it may be a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence for some. The comet, often referred to as just ...

Skywatchers may be able to spot not one but two comets this October, which would give the night sky a new level of sparkle. Seeing more than one comet a month is remarkable and fairly uncommon. C/2025 ...