Take a Walk on the Bright Side at the First Smithsonian Earth Optimism Summit As an antidote to doom and gloom, a conference on Earth Day weekend, takes a look all the good that is being done ...

Throughout the Earth’s precessional cycle, different stars serve as a pole star, including Thuban, Kochab, Polaris, and Vega.

A comet is headed for Earth, and as it gets closer, it is likely to get brighter than most stars in the sky. We've already had a ton of great cosmic events this year, from the "Great North ...

What is the bright star in the east right now? Venus, the bright "Morning Star," shines brilliantly in the pre-dawn sky this weekend, close to a much dimmer Saturn.

‘The Bright Side’ Review: A Belief in Better Days An optimistic outlook can nudge us to take steps to make the world and its future—our own future included—a little less terrible.

Astronomers have spotted a newly-referenced comet that is heading towards Earth. The comet is likely to be so bright it could outshine our stars. The last time the comet visited Earth was around ...

Looking on the bright side. When you hear this statement, it immediately brings me to the song from British comedy, Monty Python: “Always look on the bright side of life.” I must say, I have ...

The Earth has changed over the last several hundred years, but here's one change that might've eluded scientists if not for the right technology at play. According to a study published in ...