Astronomy

A drop in the solar wind of a kind never yet seen in the space age has made travel beyond Earth orbit a lot more dangerous, according to boffins – so much so that a…

One reflection in the International Space Station window caused by a light? Believable. Two reflections? Possible. Three reflections? Those are UFOs. That’s the conclusion arrived at by many looking at a video taken this week…

Thanks largely to the Kepler space telescope, astronomers have discovered more than 2,000 planets orbiting distant stars — not half bad considering that until recently we knew of only eight planets in the entire universe,…

Jupiter, Venus and the Moon over Los AngelesCredit: Matt HartmanSkywatcher Matt Hartman caught Jupiter, Venus and the Moon over Los Angeles, Feb. 25, 2012. Jupiter, Venus and the Moon over West Chester, PACredit: Jeff BerkesSkywatcher…