Scientists are keen to get to the bottom of the dark matter puzzle because this phenomenon accounts for the vast majority of ...

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A new study claims to have discovered about 200 ancient stars in the Milky Way’s halo, the most ... [+] distant of which is ...

The double sun halo seen in Ladakh was a spectacular sight, with two rings of light surrounding the sun, creating a mesmerizing display against the clear blue sky. This phenomenon not only ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new compact galaxy group using the Atacama Large ...

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see ...

A "moon halo" or "moon dog" is an optical illusion ... those clouds cleared the Western Carolinas to bring a sunny, blue sky to start the week.

An upside down "rainbow" has been spotted in the sky above Essex ... The Met Office said the phenomenon was a type of halo formed when sunlight refracts through horizontal ice crystals, at ...