Jamie Carter

The Instagram-worthy alignment of the setting sun and the streets of Manhattan is about to begin again. The annual spectacle is caused by New York City's gridiron layout.

May 2024's full moon, also known as the Flower Moon and the Planting Moon, will be at its fullest on Thursday, May 23. It will also appear bright and full on Wednesday and Friday.

The Hubble Space Telescope's stunning image of the dusty 'train-wreck' galaxy NGC 4753 reveals what may be one of the greatest optical illusions in the nearby universe.

A new space photo captures "God's Hand", a cometary globule in the Gum Nebula, where stars are being born.

Mercury is about to reach its "greatest elongation west" of the sun, meaning stargazers will have their best view of the "swift planet" all year. Here's how to see it.

Up to 50 "shooting stars" per hour may be visible in moonless skies as the Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks Saturday and Sunday (May 4 and 5). The annual shower is linked to debris from Halley's comet.

Astronomers celebrated the Hubble Space Telescope's 34th anniversary with this stunning image of the Little Dumbbell Nebula — a vast cloud of gas containing one of the hottest white dwarf stars ever found.

The Helix Galaxy is a rare "polar ring" galaxy found near the Big Dipper. Its odd shape and history set it apart from every other galaxy we know of.

April's full moon, nicknamed the Pink Moon, rises on Tuesday (April 23), but will appear bright and full on Monday and Wednesday as well. Here's how to see it at its best.

The next total solar eclipse will be visible from parts of Spain, Iceland and Greenland in 2026. Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the next solar eclipse.

The explosive green 'devil comet' 12P/ Pons-Brooks is about to reach its closest point to the sun. Here's how to see the rare visitor at its best and brightest.

After the Great North American Eclipse comes a long "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse that can be seen in some iconic destinations.

After the total solar eclipse on April 8, North America will have to wait exactly eight years, 11 months and 22 days for its next glimpse of the sun's corona.

Here's how to safely, and effectively, take stunning photographs and videos of the solar eclipse with your smartphone on April 8.

From solar eclipse glasses and viewers to solar binoculars and pinhole projection, there are plenty of ways to safely follow the moon's progress across the sun on April 8.

In 1973, scientists using the supersonic Concorde jet extended totality to 74 minutes by flying almost as fast as the moon's shadow was moving across Earth.

New infrared observations from the James Webb Space Telescope unveil a galaxy far, far away that's creating new stars.

From observing how the sun works to how animals react to darkness in the daytime, here are 4 simple, NASA-funded science projects you can contribute to during the April 8 total solar eclipse.

When the moon fully covers the sun on April 8, viewers will have a rare view of the sun's corona, and everything that explodes out of it.

International Space Station astronauts orbiting 270 miles above Earth have photographed the moon on the cusp of 2024's first "eclipse season."

The full "Worm Moon's" brightness will dim during a penumbral lunar eclipse on March 25, exactly two weeks before a total solar eclipse crosses North America.

The total solar eclipse on April 8 will offer an incredible view of the fully obscured sun — but some places along the path of totality may see cloudy weather. Here's how to plan for the best view possible.

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America for the second time in less than seven years. That's not typical; here’s how often solar eclipses occur, and when the next total solar eclipse will be visible.