Astrophotographer Dan Zafra recently managed to capture rare red sprites flashing in the night sky with the Milky Way and glow from the Aurora Australis.

Comet Lemmon, which gave us a great show in October, is slowly fading and dropping lower in the southwestern sky. When the ...

Astronomers have captured a haunting image of a “cosmic bat” spreading its wings across deep space. This nebula, 10,000 light-years away, glows crimson as newborn stars ignite clouds of gas and dust.

Patagonia Lake State Park is that rare Arizona treasure where you can actually see water—lots of it—in a state where “bodies of water” are often just elaborate mirages or sad puddles that disappear by ...

And at The Mercury, the undisputed star of the show is the patty melt – a sandwich that has been perfected to such a degree that it deserves its own dedicated fan club. This isn’t just beef between ...

The Pleiades, or "Seven Sisters," is a bright, bluish star cluster located near the constellation Taurus, visible to the ...

In waterways, farms and skies across regional Australia, the next wave of environmental and energy innovation is already ...

Autumn is a fantastic time to get out and about with your child, but with the days getting shorter, colder and wetter it can be a struggle to know what fun things you can do. Don’t let the weather ...

From Alice Neel’s intimate portraits to Jeff Wall’s luminescent distillations, here’s what not to miss during Artissima ...

More than 9,000 people took part over 4 days in this year’s City of Codes and Light Festival, which transformed Milton Keynes ...

Tonight, skywatchers can witness Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6), a rare visitor visible in the northwestern sky after sunset. This ...

They have been there for millennia, before the earth was born, taking light years to reach us. For all you know, that shining ...