The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

NASA puts biggest rocket pieces together for Artemis II moon mission Webb Space Telescope captures a star ... For most of the ...

This mirrorless camera is an absolute beast, with a massive 61MP resolution, AI-powered autofocus and 8K video shooting — but ...

Did you know both the astronomical first day of spring and Easter Sunday are tied to the spring equinox? How they relate, what to know for spring 2025.

Then, over millions of years, Saturn's rotation herded those moon or comet bits into ... the gas giant is tilted on its axis by 26.7 degrees, similar to Earth's tilt of 23.5 degrees.

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

"Seasons are caused by the fact that the Earth is tilted on its axis by 23.5 degrees," according to the NWS. "The tilt's orientation ... falls on the first full moon after the spring equinox.

For most of the year, the Earth’s axis is tilted either toward or away ... during the year when the Earth is at its most extreme tilt toward or away from the sun. This means the hemispheres ...