Comets are common in the universe, but not a lot of them are frequent visitors to our solar system. Those that do take the ...

Early morning hours are best to see meteors, as you're standing on the swath of the surface of the Earth that's turned ...

Was it a temple, an observatory, or even an ancient spa? Join me as I explore the site, its stunning carvings, and the ...

So it [was] a good telescope object.” Another comet visible in the southern hemisphere passed too close to the sun and paid ...

Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, ...

On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey through the solar system and over 500 million kilometers from home, Rosetta's lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for ...

The discovery spread throughout Europe, but the news did not reach the United States, where almost simultaneously Horace ...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and Jupiter were seen by NASA's Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory-A (STEREO-A). Credit: Space.com ...

The Popular Astronomy Club meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Butterworth Center in Moline. All are ...