Today we know of over 4000 exoplanets, or extrasolar planets:  worlds orbiting around stars not our sun.  But in 1992, possibly the first...

Back in 1995, astronomers had detected a planet orbiting around a Sun-like star.  This was a huge deal.  And today, we have discovered...

The March equinox occurs at 03:50 UTC (9:50pm Central time). The Sun will shine directly on the equator and there will be nearly equal...

The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated.  This full moon was...

The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This full moon was...

The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This full moon was...

An eclipse of the moon can only happen at full moon, when the sun, Earth and moon line up in space, with Earth in the middle. At such...

The Quadrantids is an above average shower, with up to 40 meteors per hour at its peak. It is thought to be produced by dust grains left...

An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is too far away from the Earth to completely cover the Sun. This results in a ring of light...

An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is too far away from the Earth to completely cover the Sun. This results in a ring of light...

The December solstice occurs at 04:19 UTC. The South Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its...

The December solstice occurs at 04:19 UTC. The South Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its...

The Ursids is a minor meteor shower producing about 5-10 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tuttle,...

The Ursids is a minor meteor shower producing about 5-10 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tuttle,...

The Geminids is the king of the meteor showers. It is considered by many to be the best shower in the heavens, producing up to 120...

The Geminids is the king of the meteor showers. It is considered by many to be the best shower in the heavens, producing up to 120...

The Geminids is the king of the meteor showers. It is considered by many to be the best shower in the heavens, producing up to 120...

The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs...

The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs...

The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs...