The science behind the sky: black holes, exoplanets, relativity, and how the universe works
A 2024 helium signal offers evidence consistent with an atmosphere on LHS 1140 b. Here is what the transit observation shows, why 2025 matters, and what remains unknown.
Saturn will sit near the Last Quarter Moon before dawn on July 7, 2026. Here is why it looks like a star at first glance and what changes with optics.
NOAA now puts the strongest July 4 weekend aurora block on Friday evening locally, but Austin, Houston, and Los Angeles still do not get a clean dark-sky window.
Mercury reaches aphelion on July 1, 2026. Here's what that actually means, why Mercury's orbit is unusually stretched, and why the date matters for beginners.