Deep-sky objects shine and the giant planets show off their satellites as the bright light from the Moon disappears from our ...

The Fighting Dragons of Ara, also called the Rim Nebula and cataloged as NGC 6188, comprises dark, star-forming clouds and bright young suns.

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out on the evening of January 27 to see the Moon pass the Pleiades star cluster, which lies in the constellation ...

On Jan. 20, 1930, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin was born in New Jersey. After graduating from West Point and serving as a fighter pilot in the Korean War, Aldrin completed his Ph.D. at MIT in 1963. When he was ...

The object that would become known as both the Great January Comet of 1910 and the Daylight Comet was first seen Jan. 12 in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s unclear who precisely discovered it, but some ...

How far can sound travel through space, since it’s so empty? Is there an echo in space? – Jasmine, age 14, Everson, Washington In space, no one can hear you scream. You may have heard this saying.

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned triumphantly to Earth in 2023 after collecting 4.3 ounces (121.6 grams) of precious grains of dust and rock from the asteroid Bennu in 2020. While that sample return ...

Comet 24P/Schaumasse is roughly 10th magnitude, visible using optics or in astrophotos of the sky. Rising shortly before local midnight, Schaumasse is best seen in the early-morning hours — and with ...

East of Gemini, where the bright planet Jupiter has been demanding attention, is the constellation Cancer. Closer to the horizon and to the lower left of the Twins early in the evening as the ...

NASA for the first time has announced launch windows for the first crewed spaceflight beyond Earth orbit in more than half a century. The space agency on Friday said it is making final preparations ...

A seemingly small, unassuming constellation is rising in the east after sunset: Triangulum. One of the smallest constellations (ranking 78th out of 88), this simple star pattern is nonetheless ...

First-magnitude Saturn crosses into Pisces today, readily visible to the naked eye as the brightest light in the southwestern sky as it sinks slowly toward the horizon a few hours after sunset. You’ll ...