Humanity has spent eons looking up at the stars and wondering whether we’re alone, or if there are others like us out there in the vast unknown. Our curiosity has only increased as we have become a ...

Bright Venus stands proudly between the horns of Taurus the Bull after sunset tonight, forming a nearly straight line with the stars marking the tips of the horns. Visible in the west within an hour ...

Early risers have a great view of a lunar feature normally located near the limb this morning. An hour before sunrise, the Moon is roughly 20° above the eastern horizon. About 25 percent of its ...

This week, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to explore the Whirlpool Galaxy, cataloged as M51. It lies in Canes Venatici near the Big Dipper asterism along with its companion ...

Today in the history of astronomy, the facility that eventually will become the Cape Canaveral Spaceport and Kennedy Space ...

We cannot measure the slowing of time near the Big Bang because there is no “cosmic clock” outside of this event against ...

Main-belt world Egeria is drifting near the star 80 Virginis tonight — the asteroid’s motion will be readily observable.

Winter hibernation is officially over. Spring has arrived. Warmer nights make this a great time to pull out your binoculars and enjoy everything the season offers. So, here are 10 great targets to get ...

Now 15th magnitude, the comet is well-positioned for observation late overnight and into the early-morning hours.

The new international award honoring leadership in protecting life on Earth will be presented during STARMUS VIII – The ...