A new book highlights the beautiful work of Jay Matternes, an accomplished artist who drew everything from mammoths to early ...

A traveler got a very unpleasant welcome to Boston, Democrats staged a silent protest and a jewel thief got creative. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here ...

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The International Astronomical Union officially recognized 128 new moons orbiting ...

The researchers concluded that the tracks were likely carved into the sediment by prehistoric humans who were dragging a travois on the ground to transport items. White Sands National Park is home to ...

On Feb. 28, a stellar alignment of planets will illuminate the night sky for the last time in a decade Space Frontiers/Hulton Archive/Getty Calling all stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts ...

A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade," according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after dusk, according to SkyatNightMagazine. You can expect to see seven planets align Friday ...

The discovery of a Bronze Age settlement at Kach Kouch, Morocco, redefines the Maghreb’s history, proving early habitation, ...

Online chatter and a frenzy of media coverage has tended to make a big deal of allegedly rare "planetary alignments" and "planet parades" gracing our night skies. The hoopla has culminated this ...

However, it wasn’t immediately obvious which species of prehistoric human the team had found, and the study describing the fossils, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, doesn’t put ...

On any given night, weather permitting, you can spot at least one bright planet in the sky, and lineups of four or five planets, seen by the naked eye, typically occur every few years, according ...

Around the end of the month, Saturn will slip below the horizon and into daytime skies, ending the seven-planet parade. But stargazers will get another chance to see a planetary alignment in ...

To see the full "planet parade," you'll need some binoculars or a telescope. Saturn will be the most difficult planet to spot due to its low position — appearing less than 10 degrees above the ...