With a late-rising crescent moon and early evening activity, this year’s Geminids offer some of the best viewing conditions, displaying bright, colorful streaks long before midnight.

In two thrilling new fictional riffs on Greek myth, Natalie Haynes and Zoe Terakes interrogate ancient stories of heroism and ...

A NASA planetary scientist has proposed what may be the first scientifically sound explanation for the mysterious Star of Bethlehem that guided the three wise men to the infant Jesus over two ...