For centuries, people have blamed the full moon for stirring up madness. Folklore suggested that its glow could spark mania in bipolar disorder, provoke seizures in people with epilepsy or trigger ...

Mercury switches from the evening to morning sky this month, while the giant planets dominate the night. The moons of Jupiter ...

When the rings are close to edgewise, they appear less bright, presenting a fine opportunity to observe Saturn’s moons. The brightest, Titan, has a 16-day orbit, and appears farthest east of the ...

The gas giant WASP-18b belongs to a class known as ultra-hot Jupiters — giant, searing, gaseous planets that orbit perilously close to their stars. Researchers used a new technique called ...

This week, I want to expand on a meteor shower that “flies” under the radar but can actually be pretty cool if you stay ...

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is pleased to announce the 20th anniversary of the inauguration of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT). A prestigious celebration will take place on 10 ...

The image, assembled by researchers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), captures the Milky ...

What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition?

Amazon just slashed the price to $135 in what appears to be an early Black Friday move (20% off) and its beats LEGO’s ...

“PICKWICK,” adapted for the stage by Cosmo Hamilton and Frank C. Reilly, came to the Empire bristling with tributes from Boston and Philadelphia. It is the kind of thing which makes one sigh with ...

Astronomers have generated the first three-dimensional map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with ...

NASA’s first Saturn I rocket launched on October 27, 1961, demonstrating heavy-lift capabilities and initiating the Saturn program that ultimately enabled crewed Apollo missions to the Moon.