Float in orbit and watch one of nature's most beautiful displays. NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured these amazing views of the aurora from the ISS, showcasing the scale and beauty of this atmospheric ...

Watch stunning mammatus clouds unfold across the South Texas sky as the sun sets, creating a dramatic natural display captured in time-lapse.

In the timelapse, on the left limb of the sun—that's the outer edge—we can see what is known as a solar prominence. This bright red structure is evidence of that plasma, extending out from the sun's ...

The 2026 total solar eclipse has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean the wonder has to end. Scientific American contributor and eclipse chaser Lucie McCormick watched the eclipse unfold from central ...

The 2026 total solar eclipse has come and gone, but that doesn't mean the wonder has to end. In the time lapse, the setting sun disappears behind the moon as our natural satellite moves directly in ...

“Totality is a cosmic coincidence,” explains our science reporter Katrina Miller: ...

Stargazers across Europe were treated to a night of astronomical sights as the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower followed the finest solar eclipse seen in decades. The Moon obscured more than ...

The grand stellar spectacle of the year — a total solar eclipse — dazzled the skies over parts of Europe on Wednesday.

Major viewing locations in parts of Iceland, northern Spain and a small corner of northeastern Portugal will be in the path ...

Reserving a campsite is the cheapest observatory ticket in America. Certified dark sky parks lock down their own lighting, ban white flashlights in the ...

Los Angeles’ long spell of hot weather will continue into the weekend with high temperatures reaching triple digits for ...