Robert Lee Hotz covered new research and its impact on society for The Wall Street Journal.

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises Friday, as three celestial bodies will appear ...

When the Sun, Earth, and Moon come in a straight line, the sunlight does not fall on the Moon due to the Earth, this ...

The impression of a ring around the lunar limb results from a contrast in brightness ... Even during the partial phases of a total eclipse, the remaining sliver of the sun's disk is still bright ...

The best time to view the Lyrids is when Lyra, the Northern Hemisphere constellation from which the meteors appear to radiate ...

There have been articles in the past that have focused on the moon. Many of our long-range forecasts are often based on the lunar cycles. Potent storm systems usually need the support of the ...

After a lifetime of helping others see eclipses, Fred Espenak recently announced he is in hospice care for a chronic lung ...

Fred “Mr. Eclipse” Espenak announced yesterday that he has been diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a progressive lung disease. The former NASA astrophysicist is renowned for contributions ...

Starting on Aug. 25, 1835, the New York City newspaper The Sun published a six-part series of pseudo-astronomical articles. Written by reporter Richard Adams Locke, they claimed to describe ...

The moon itself does not turn pink. However, this springtime name for the full moon has long been known in many countries.

DePauw University Theatre will present three performances of José Rivera’s “A Lunar Rhapsody,” April 17-19, in Moore Theatre ...