If you’re seated while reading these words — as I am writing them — you’re most likely convinced that you and the room around you are stationary. What if ...

In addition, our Milky Way is careening at 50 miles per second toward the Great Andromeda galaxy, one of some 50-plus such structures that form a galactic collection known to astronomers as the “Local ...

China's Wide Field Survey Telescope has captured an amazing view of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Credit: Space.com | footage ...

Late October presents a perfect opportunity to spot the ancient light of the Andromeda galaxy as it climbs high overhead to brighten the autumn night sky. The Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Milky Way's ...

The bold question-askers at What If examine what would happen if the Milky Way and Andromeda collided. Trump Warns of Threat to Social Security, Medicare Exclusive: Three-star general pushed out amid ...

Just how far can we see on a clear, dark night? If you’re a regular reader of this column, you know that the stars overhead lie many trillions of miles away, but these make up only a tiny fraction of ...

NASA's Perseverance robot, depicted here landing on the Martian dunes, used its cutting-edge cameras to image what could be the first evidence of life ever detected on Mars, opening the possibility ...

Merlin returns for a second volume of 200 cosmic questions and answers. Neil deGrasse Tyson is back. In 2024 we chatted with the gracious celebrity astrophysicist, lecturer, podcaster, and bestselling ...

Multiple planetary observations are detailed, including a dual shadow transit of Io and Europa on Jupiter's cloud tops (visible on the U.S. West Coast), an occultation of Io by Jupiter's shadow, and ...

South Carolinians have the first chance in 1,350 years to see the vivid green Comet Lemmon sparkle across the moonless sky Oct. 21 and 22. It won’t come by Earth again for another 1,350 years. It’s ...