People, things, and places are named for many different reasons, but how did the Arctic and the Antarctic get their names?

From the brilliant Geminids to the unpredictable Ursids, here are the top night-sky shows to mark on your calendar.

There will be 13 full moons, several meteor showers and the last lunar eclipse until late 2028 in the sky in 2026. Here's how and when to see it all.

The month of January starts off with the last of four supermoons, plus bright meteors flashing across the sky! Keep looking up throughout the month, though, as the two largest planets in the solar ...

A star that once symbolized constancy is suddenly looking far less steady. Astronomers are turning fresh attention to Polaris ...

With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky.

People living in Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and the southern parts of Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania and Zambia, will only see a partial eclipse. There ...

The Ojibwe constellation Biboonkeonini, or the Winter Maker, overlaps with the Greek constellation Orion the Hunter. The ...

Learn how to find Sirius and Procyon in the evening sky this week. Step-by-step guide includes constellation positions, companion stars and observing times.