Even though humans have been looking at the night sky for millenia, not everyone sees the same sky. Not even the ...

Two hours after sunset, the sky is dark and the constellation Canes Venatici is high in the west, nestled beneath the curve ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out later in the evening to observe what most ...

At dusk on a late October night in 1408, something mysterious lit up the skies above China. Ming Dynasty astronomers who ...

The best news? Viewers in prime dark sky locations don’t need high-tech telescopes or even binoculars to stargaze this summer ...

Summer is a good time to view the Big Dipper because it's high in the northern sky during the evening. The Big Dipper is not ...

Astronomer Vera Rubin, now honored on a U.S. quarter, transformed our understanding of the universe by uncovering powerful ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in June 2025.