Poet, editor, professor and son Jason Schneiderman stands at the front of the room. He’s in Carter Auditorium on April 8, to ...

A rare 'smiley face' triple conjunction is coming to Earth's morning skies on April 25, when Venus, Saturn and the crescent ...

To best see the Lyrid meteor shower, Griffith Observatory's director suggests heading to the mountains or desert to get away ...

Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

During World War II, the writer Nan Shepard captured the sublime beauty of Scotland’s Cairngorm mountains.

The black ones, we tend to fear. They bring cold, disruption, rain. But rain is life. The soil, the plants, even the quiet ...

Sunlight reaching Earth’s surface isn’t as stable as we might think—it’s actually fluctuated dramatically over the decades ...

If you’ve ever talked about “the birds and the bees” or referenced “the best laid plans of mice and men,” then you’ve inadvertently quoted some of the English language’s most famous poets.

His life has been full of details that border on the unbelievable. Throughout his life, he has not held any significant ...