You won't need binoculars or a telescope, but you will need to get away from city lights to see one of the meteor showers ...

Of the three November meteor showers, Leonids should be the most active. It is fed by the Tempel-Tuttle Comet, which can ...

Although I've spent decades as a deep-sky observer, I've always been fascinated by the Sun. Solar observing offers clear advantages: It's accessible anywhere, immune to light pollution, and doesn't ...

A rare quirk of calendars and orbits is about to gift October a double badge: the Harvest Moon and the first supermoon of ...

On a cold winter night in a rural area, I looked through a scope to see the rings of Saturn for the first time. Connecting grade school science book descriptions with a real-life view amazed me.

Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve, just a short drive from Yellow Springs, features a spectacular limestone canyon carved by the Little Miami River. The dolomite and limestone cliffs rise ...

These 8 hidden gems offer breathtaking views and small-town charm that will make you fall in love! Nestled at the edge of the Royal Gorge, Cañon City is a true Colorado treasure. The historic downtown ...

Astrophotographers combat satellite streaks by capturing a multitude of short exposures over the course of a single session.

Autumn is here, and depending on where you live in the world the days are getting shorter and the mornings and evenings are darker. For me, at home in the UK, I now leave the house in the dark to make ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer. It costs U.S. consumers $728 every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and emits the annual equivalent planet-warming ...