While solitary black holes should be common, they are hard to find. The one in Sagittarius revealed itself when it passed in front of a dim background star, magnifying the star’s light and slowly ...

Dragging the trash barrel to the curb, I look up at the night sky, and my current self is instantly tethered to all my past ...

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises next week as three celestial bodies will ...

M16, also known as the Eagle Nebula, is a young star-forming region in the Serpens constellation, famously home to the "Pillars of Creation" captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 3627 is a ...

The oldest naked eye star yet found still provides stellar theorists with key data on the earliest epochs of our Milky Way.

"Eyes to the Sky" comes to you as the Full Pink Moon, the first full moon after the vernal equinox, rises tonight, April 12.

April 2025 promises to be a captivating month for stargazers, with celestial events ranging from the smallest Full Moon of the year to debris from two comets lighting up the night sky. Whether you're ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has teamed up with the MeerKAT radio telescope array to explore how magnetic fields ...

Spring Constellations are taking over across the night sky during the month of April. To the south, Orion is still visible in ...

Discover the best places for stargazing in Raleigh, from hidden dark sky spots to local observatories—perfect for escaping city lights and spotting stars.