The Moon, Venus Reunite in Night Sky Wednesday

As darkness is falling Wednesday and Thursday evenings (Jan. 25 and 26), be sure to take a look toward the west-southwest part of the sky for yet another beautiful celestial tableau formed by a lovely crescent moon and the brilliant planet Venus, virtually a repeat of their post-Christmas night get together. 


Moon, Venus reunite in the night sky

As darkness is falling Wednesday and Thursday evenings, be sure to take a look toward the west-southwest part of the sky for yet another beautiful celestial tableau formed by a lovely crescent moon and the brilliant planet Venus, virtually a repeat of their post-Christmas night get together.


Zoe P. Strassfield: Going Beyond Planet Earth at the American Museum of Natural History

If you're in New York City before Aug. 12, I wholeheartedly recommend seeing Beyond Planet Earth.


Mars attacks! Morocco pelted with rocks from the Red Planet

Ochre space bonanza worth ten times its weight in gold Excited boffins have confirmed that a meteorite shower over Morocco last July dumped about 7kg of Martian rocks on our planet.…


Astrophile: Pinball planets get wild, deadly ride

Planets orbiting one star in a stellar pair could get bounced from star to star repeatedly – until they fall into the great beyond


VIDEO: A home for your unwanted gifts

A charity called 'Healthy Planet' is offering a less wasteful alternative to throwing away clutter or even unwanted Christmas presents.


New on DVD: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part I'

Also: 'Anonymous,' 'A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas' and 'Project Nim.' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part I


'Rango' tops Annie Awards

LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (TheWrap.com) - Gore Verbinski's inventive and unconventional animated Western, "Rango," won the top prize at the revamped Annie Awards on Saturday night.


World's fastest signs up for Ironman New Zealand

Cameron Brown has dominated the Ironman New Zealand event in Taupo for 10 years.But he will face his toughest test yet at this year's race on March 3, with confirmation the fastest ironman on the planet will be against him.Belgium's...


Christmas Island shipwreck threatens endangered species

An oil and phosphate spill from a sinking bulk carrier at Christmas Island off western Australia could be devastating for a number of endangered species, according to conservationists.