The aurora borealis has jumped to the top of many travelers' wish lists, creating a tourism boom in the northernmost reaches ...

The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

A light weather system will bring rain and mountain snow to Northern California on Wednesday before the official start of spring.

As the moon reflects the sun's light, the shadow dims the moon's glow. During the peak of a total lunar eclipse, the moon ...

Israel’s surprise wave of airstrikes has plunged Palestinians back into a nightmare they had hoped might be behind them ...

It was around 1870 when the British physicist John William Strutt, better known as Lord Rayleigh, first found an explanation ...

A stunning Blood Moon March 13/14 caps off plenty of planetary action and sparkling stars in the sky this week.

A drone photographer witnessed a remarkable sight when he captured a bright orange sunset covering the frozen ... “sun sets on the ice and turns the sky orange!” The National Weather Service ...

If last year whet your eclipse appetite, get excited for the night skies this month. Mid-March will bring a total lunar eclipse—a phenomenon that turns the full moon a haunting orange tone—to the ...

This is the same process that makes our sky appear blue by day or reddish-orange at sunset. Due to the expected red color, many refer to this phenomenon during a lunar eclipse as a "blood moon." ...