Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

The city of Flagstaff has taken big steps to preserve the clarity of its night sky. Find out the best ways to experience the ...

With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...

An aquatic adventure in the western Pacific island nation of Palau — home to over 300 islands — highlights the reward of protecting the planet’s marine ecosystems.

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

The Los Angeles fires are a soul-crushing and city-defining disaster. Callous voices have called it a city-destroying event, but they don’t know Los Angeles very well.

Witness a rare celestial event as the moon aligns with Uranus and other planets throughout February, visible even in ...

With the help of technology, we can tune into the hidden sounds of our planet, from the pull of the moon on our mountains and cities to a silent rumble so deep and powerful, it can move the earth ...

Moon rocks have also made brief visits at the White House. During Trump's first term in office, a different Apollo 17 rock ...

This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... in the same way our moon shows only one face to the Earth. This would render half the planet too hot for life ...

The Mola (ocean sunfish), who are known to be clumsy swimmers according to National Geographic, found itself on the shoreline ...