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A 'Pink Moon' rises this weekend – here's how to see it, and why it's so special
By Jamie Carter published
Also known as the 'Paschal Moon,' April's full 'Pink Moon' will rise alongside Spica, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, on April 12.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 surprises scientists with 'unusual' shape and could slaphsot the moon
By Patrick Pester published
The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates through space on a trajectory that could see it hit the moon.

Scientists finally know how long a day on Uranus is
By Skyler Ware published
An 11-year Hubble study has finally revealed how long a day lasts on Uranus.

Rare colorful lightning caught on camera by ISS astronaut. 'OK, this is kind of out there'
By Brett Tingley published
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured breathtaking video of a rare atmospheric phenomenon from his perch high above Earth on the International Space Station.

Amateur astronomer discovers bright green comet SWAN25F — and you can see it too
By Harry Baker published
Comet SWAN25F was discovered using photos from the European Space Agency's SOHO spacecraft and can currently be spied using backyard equipment — but it could also become visible to the naked eye in the next few weeks.

NASA rover watches 'fiendish' Martian 'dust devils' collide in rare case of extraterrestrial cannibalism
By Harry Baker published
Video footage captured by NASA's Perseverance rover shows a small "dust devil" merging with a much larger twister on the surface of Mars.

Powerful solar winds squish Jupiter's magnetic field 'like a giant squash ball'
By Victoria Corless published
A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.

Secretive Russian military satellites release mystery object into orbit
By Andrew Jones published
The classified Kosmos satellite trio has sparked intrigue in space-tracking circles.
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