Skywatchers in central Florida and southern Texas can witness a rare lunar standstill on Feb. 7, as the waxing gibbous moon ...

The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

Ready for winter to wrap up? The good news is the first day of spring is right around the corner. Here's what we can expect ...

The year is marked by changes in the weather, ecology, and amount of daylight, and these changes result from earth's orbit around the sun and earth's axial tilt relative to the ecliptic plane.

If you think the Australian summer sun feels harsher than a summer in the Northern Hemisphere, you're not wrong. But why that ...

Past colonial atrocities and catastrophes have not deterred today’s global powers from vying for control of the Arctic.

The days are slowly getting longer, and there’s finally light at the end of this long, dark, and frosty tunnel. Here’s what ...

Changing seasons makes some people anxious because they want things to stay the same. They love the cycle of sameness ...

The Chinese use a lunisolar calendar that combines lunar and solar calendars to indicate both the phase of the Moon and the position of the Sun in the sky ...

Astronomers have discovered a large Earth-like planet orbiting a distant star that could be home to alien life. The exoplanet ...

What I appreciate about Alexandria Public Schools is our organizational efforts, both past and present, to support choice for ...

Star mapping links us directly to the universe, requiring the careful observation and recording of celestial positions. This ...