The oldest representation of the night sky and our Milky Way galaxy was found in an Egyptian sarcophagus, revealing ancient ...

celebrated on the first full moon of the Chinese New Year and hosted by different cities each year. Yingting Shih / Smithsonian.com Photo Contest Sunshine silhouettes temple details. Yingting Shih ...

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This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

"a glimpse of what it may be like on the moon," she said in a statement. "One cannot get any closer to the real thing. It was a special and challenging experience to film and photograph in this ...

The optical illusion occurs because people are used to interpreting shadows as coming from an overhead light source. But that's not necessarily the orientation of spacecraft. In many satellite photos, ...

April showers bring May flowers, but this month’s full moon is called the Flower Moon, and here’s everything you should know about it before it blossoms into the night sky. On Monday ...

This week’s full strawberry moon is the lowest since 2006 and until 2043. Look southeast at dusk on June 10 for a glowing ...

A stunning cloud iridescence created a bright silhouette above the mountains in the Philippines. Footage shows the optical illusion shimmering in the sky in Davao del Sur. Pastel blue, reddish ...