With the ability to scan the entire southern night sky every three days, the huge Vera C. Rubin Observatory could be about to ...

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

Polaris, which lies roughly 430 light-years from Earth, marks the end of the Little Dipper’s handle. Alternatively, it’s the ...

Wachmann, also known as Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, glows at 13th magnitude near Leo’s forefoot early this evening.

Two days after its new phase, the moon will make a close pass to Jupiter in the evening sky while the summer constellations ...

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

This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between ...

Antares is a red supergiant star located 400 light-years from Earth. The waxing gibbous moon will shine close to the red star Antares in the constellation Scorpius on the night of June 9.

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

On 23 June 2025, the world will get a look at the first images from one of the most powerful telescopes ever built: the Vera ...

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

The satellite mapping project under the defence ministry is set to be managed and operated by a private space startup, and ...