Fred Schaaf promises plenty of opportunities for spectacular views of the moon, planets and stars these next two weeks.

Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.

From the edge of space, the Sahara Desert looks like it belongs more on the planet Mars than Earth, with the red-tinged dune ...

Moira Quinn is a senior at Saint Mary's College studying communication. When she isn't writing for The Observer, she can be ...

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died last year but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé . Read on to ...

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died last year but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.

Opposing signs in astrology are known as sister signs. While they may represent two different worlds on the surface, sister ...

Here’s the complete list of Full Moons this year and their traditional ... passes just 0.09° north of Saturn at 9 P.M. EST. Look for the pair in the southern sky soon after sunset; our ...

Stargazing has got to be the easiest hobby in the galaxy. All you have to do is get somewhere really dark, away from any light pollution and look up at a clear night sky. While simply staring up at ...

You can even run the clock forwards or backwards to see the planet's moons move in their orbits, or the tilt of Saturn's ...