Where were you last Tuesday, May 6, just after sunset? If you had swept your binoculars' view across the western horizon at the time, you may have noticed an interesting sight - a "meeting" of celestial bodies. That's right, the planet Mercury and our moon seemed pretty much intertwined. More about the phenomenon in the full article after the jump.

Sometimes, what you think is the darkest thing you've ever seen really isn't that dark at all. Case in point: the gegenschein. No, it's not something you say after someone sneezes, though it does have something to do with particles of dust.  Find out more about the gegenschein in the full article after the jump.

We've heard of vehicles and wills colliding, but there are other things way out there that come into contact with each other - galaxies, for instance. The phenomenon in NGC 3256 is one good example of that. If you want to see a photograph of it, turn to the full article after the jump.

Is there such a thing as a killer meteor season for the Earth? Scientists believe so. One theory says that the killer meteor that killed the dinos came during this kind of season. Scientists now believe we are close to another such season. More details in the full article.

The cosmos is rife with wonders that have been discovered and that have yet to be discovered. One example is the former is NCG 6188. Don't let its scientific sounding name fool you. A photograph of this emission nebula reveals it to be more beautiful than its name lets on. View the picture in the full article after the jump.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has trained its sights on a rather puzzling astronomical discovery. Nine young, compact galaxies spanning only 5,000 light-years across were spotted recently. The weird thing about them was that they weigh as much as 200 billion times the mass of our own Sun. Find out more about this in our full article after the jump.

Have you ever wondered what goes on on the inside of a black hole? Wonder no more, as researchers at the National Science Foundation have an idea of the kind of action that takes place within this cosmic phenomenon. It can probably be summed up in one word: corkscrew. More cosmic fury escalates in the full article after the jump.

More inspiring images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope have been released to give us a glimpse of crashing galaxies. To celebrate the telescope's 18th anniversary, the Space Telescope Science Institute unleashed rare pictures of merging galaxies that you don't want to miss. See the article for more details.

Few would argue that there are lots of beautiful sights to see in outer space. In fact, one such cosmic wonder is known as the Fox Fur Nebula, which was viewed through the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). Check out the nebula in the full article, after the jump, why don't you?

Stars and clouds of gas often form breathtaking patterns in space. Scientists at NASA have grown fond over the years of giving creative names to these celestial bodies. In a new photo that the agency is showing off, the Running Chicken Nebula is displayed in crimson glory. You can check it out by clicking on the "read more" link below.