China is rounding off what has been a year of big progress in space, including major crewed lunar landing tests, new rockets and booster landing attempts, a new deep space mission and even ...

Within an international collaboration, an experimental research team of LENS investigated vortex dynamics in strongly ...

This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing Saturn-moon pairing. December’s “cold moon”—seen here rising above Whitby Abbey in ...

Astronomically speaking this is the date and time of the Winter Solstice for the Northern Hemisphere and the Summer Solstice ...

Today in History for Dec. 31: In 1600, Queen Elizabeth I granted the British East India Co. a monopoly on all trade to the East Indies. In 1687, the first shipload of emigrating Huguenots (French ...

The Kitka ensemble winter show, WinterFest at Chabot Space and Science Center, Liam O’Donogue playing funky beats at Eli’s, and more.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has launched a new €6.1 million funding call to support research into innovative nuclear reactors and advanced nuclear fuels, as part of the Netherlands’ broader ...

December's faint Ursid meteor shower returns under dark skies, offering a small chance of unexpected activity.

Whether you’re indoors or outdoors, you’ve got to keep your hands warm. Warmth keeps your digits limber, and these ...

When is winter? Weather forecasters in the Northern Hemisphere will tell you Dec. 1 through the end of February, which is ...

The summer solstice marks the start of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year. Here we explore when the summer ...

ESA's Solar Orbiter reveals the dynamics of the Sun's magnetic field, shedding light on the 11-year solar activity cycle.