Satellite News

The Quadrantid meteor shower of 2021 peaks overnight on Jan. 2 and 3, but the bright moon will spoil the view.

On January 1, 1801, Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the dwarf planet Ceres. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

The 2021 Quadrantid meteor shower will peak overnight on Jan. 2-3, and the moon will be favorable to see the faint display of “shooting stars.” Here’s our guide.

The big galaxy at the core of the cluster Abell 2261 should harbor a supermassive black hole that weighs as much as 3 billion to 100 billion suns. But astronomers can’t find it.

Experts say we need to improve our patchy knowledge of subsea permafrost.

Here’s how to see planets visible in January’s night sky.

Astronauts in space found a way to ring in 2021 on New Year’s Eve in their own way: a ball drop in zero gravity.

Astronauts in space found a way to ring in 2021 on New Year’s Eve in their own way: a ball drop in zero gravity.