astronomy

Today we look ahead to February’s full moon, which arrives Sunday, and look back on a local version of Groundhog Day as reported by a reader. February...

December’s full moon — the Full Cold Moon — reached its peak late Wednesday. The Old Farmer’s Almanac tells us that in most of North America, the moon...

There were no big Hollywood names like Morgan Freeman or Bruce Willis or imagined joint American-Russian teams flying space shuttles to land on object...

The autumnal equinox — the official arrival of fall — occurs Thursday. The Old Farmer’s Almanac explains that during an equinox, the Sun crosses the “...

September’s full moon — the Harvest Moon this year — reached its peak earlier today but it will still appear full tonight. The full Moon that happens ...

OK, pumpkin spicers, NOW you may partake of your favorite fall-season coffee without that slightly guilty feeling that you’re jumping the gun. Today’s...

August’s full moon — the Sturgeon Moon — will reach peak illumination at 9:36 o’clock tonight, the last of three so-called supermoons of 2022. As the ...

Stargazers have lots of chances to make wishes on shooting stars this month. Meteor showers will bring spectacular light shows this month as two of th...

Those spectacular pictures of galaxies forming at a time very near the origin of the universe from the James Webb Space Telescope came at a pretty pri...

ALBANY (TNS) — I hope you have a chance to see the stars this summer. No, goofball, not Hollywood stars or baseball All-Stars. And no, not the muted v...

Average gasoline prices in New York have fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.98/g on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of ...

A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North America. The celestial ...

A black moon, which technically is not an astronomical term, occurs today. Among multiple definitions for “black moon” is the second new moon in a cal...

The April full moon that appears tonight is the first full moon of the spring season, meaning it’s the Paschal Full Moon — an important moon to those ...

Was the (potentially) amazing James Webb Space Telescope launched from French Guiana on Christmas of all days to put it more in the public eye — or le...

The winter solstice is again upon the Northern Hemisphere — arriving at 10:59 a.m. today — and though the year’s shortest day heralds the onset of win...

The longest full moon of 2021 will appear tonight and into Sunday morning. The peak of the full moon will come at 11:36 p.m. Saturday, but the moon wi...

The longest lunar eclipse of the century will occur in the early morning hours on Friday. Experts say the eclipse of November’s full Moon will be wort...