When worlds collide…suns act squirrely. Astronomers have witnessed a rare and violent cosmic crash between two planets, and ...

This is when a so-called “blood moon” lunar eclipse plays out, visible in North and South America, parts of Africa, the ...

Astronomers say a distant, sunlike star shows signs of a catastrophic planet-on-planet crash that may mirror the ancient impact that formed Earth's moon.

Our moon is a particularly unusual example of moons when it comes to planetary bodies. Though many other planets in the solar system have moons, they are very different from our own. Most planets have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tonight's waning crescent moon phase will appear like a very thin sliver as the new moon is set to rise on Sunday, and the next ...

Is the moon a star or a planet? The correct answer is "neither," but that's not the consensus reached when the argument comes up in this funny TV clip. During a recent show for the QVC shopping ...

Hubble Space Telescope images have revealed a second massive collision between planetary bodies orbiting the nearby star Fomalhaut, roughly 25 light-years from Earth. The discovery, reported in a peer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The best time to look for the planet parade will be 45 ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere). Check my main feed for more in-depth articles ...