Through a combination of high-pressure experiments and optical spectroscopy, physicists have revealed new insights into the ...

I changed schools as a kid — a lot. I vividly remember my first day of preschool in Oklahoma. My mom was worried about how I’d handle leaving home for a precious half day.

On Feb. 2, 1848, the war between the United States and Mexico formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

In the skies of Earth in February, six of the seven other planets—all except Mars—can be seen in the early evening, but not all at once. Look for the two innermost planets in ...

Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, the Super Bowl, Mardi Gras, Black History Month, and more will take place in February.

On 1971, Apollo 14, the third U.S. mission to land on the moon, blasted off using a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center ...

A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four ...

February: it’s a short month, and it’s also relatively short on stargazing highlights. Still, patient stargazers will be ...

A rare planetary parade will march across the sky on Saturday, Feb. 28, according to NASA. Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, ...

NASA outlines February night sky events, including Artemis II launch timing, Orion visibility, planetary alignments after sunset, and lunar phases observed throughout the month.

February's full "Snow Moon" will appear early in Oregon this year, rising on the first day of the year's shortest month. The full moon will rise Sunday, Feb. 1, and continue to appear bright and full ...