I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

The interstellar plasma is turbulent and scatters pulsar radio waves slightly away from a direct, straight line path. The ...

SEQUIM — International Dark Sky Week, billed as “a worldwide celebration of the dark and natural night” by Dark Sky International, will be celebrated today through April 28.

Elvis Presley was sitting outside one night looking at the stars with his friend and fan Wanda June Hill when he made a ...

Astronomy enthusiasts, get ready. A rare 'smiley face' will appear in the sky on April 25th. Venus, Saturn, and the crescent ...

The photo of a 9.5-light-year-long cloud within the Eagle Nebula celebrates the space telescope’s upcoming 35th birthday.

On a tranquil summer evening, just as the sun dips below the horizon and darkness begins to settle, an ethereal spectacle ...

A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

A rare 'smiley face' triple conjunction is coming to Earth's morning skies on April 25, when Venus, Saturn and the crescent ...