For decades, scientists have struggled to see the outermost layer of the Sun, called the corona, with enough detail to unlock its secrets. This region, which blazes at millions of degrees and throws ...

Comet Lemon will be in the heart of the constellation Boötes, the Herdsman, as it makes its closest approach to Earth on Oct.

Though it won't become any brighter, Comet SWAN will reach its closest point to Earth on Oct. 20, coming within 24 million ...

This video will make you think twice before you look at the sun. Astronomer Mark Thompson took a pig's eyeball and held it up to the lens of an 18 millimeter telescope pointed directly at the sun. The ...

During the opposition, Saturn is at its closest point to Earth. And Saturn will be visible opposite the Sun in the sky so it's fully illuminated. That means it'll be at its brightest point of the year ...

While Saturn has been visible in the night sky all of September, this weekend, the ringed planet will shine its brightest. Here’s what to know about its placement, and how to best see it.