Humanity has spent eons looking up at the stars and wondering whether we’re alone, or if there are others like us out there in the vast unknown. Our curiosity has only increased as we have become a ...

Bright Venus stands proudly between the horns of Taurus the Bull after sunset tonight, forming a nearly straight line with the stars marking the tips of the horns. Visible in the west within an hour ...

Today in the history of astronomy, the facility that eventually will become the Cape Canaveral Spaceport and Kennedy Space ...

We cannot measure the slowing of time near the Big Bang because there is no “cosmic clock” outside of this event against ...

Main-belt world Egeria is drifting near the star 80 Virginis tonight — the asteroid’s motion will be readily observable.

Winter hibernation is officially over. Spring has arrived. Warmer nights make this a great time to pull out your binoculars and enjoy everything the season offers. So, here are 10 great targets to get ...

Now 15th magnitude, the comet is well-positioned for observation late overnight and into the early-morning hours.

The new international award honoring leadership in protecting life on Earth will be presented during STARMUS VIII – The ...

M94, also called the Croc’s Eye Galaxy, glows high in the sky tonight. How much detail can your scope pick out?

New analysis of ALMA observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS show its water carries a chemical signature pointing to a ...

M51 and M101. Although technically the same magnitude, one is more challenging than the other. Let’s take advantage of the moonless early-evening sky to enjoy two lovely face-on spiral galaxies. We’ll ...