Nicknamed the “Mother of Hubble,” Nancy Grace Roman spent years pushing for the use of the newest technology to better ...

New Moon occurs at 4:01 P.M. EDT, leaving the evening sky perfect for deep-sky observing. By 10 P.M. local time, the sky should be dark. High in the south is the constellation Canes Venatici, where ...

Are you familiar with the constellation Crater the Cup? If not, don’t worry — you’re about to spot it tonight. This mid-sized constellation, measuring 53rd in size among the 88 official constellations ...

A crescent Moon guides the way to the Red Planet as galaxies glow and Venus stands between the horns of the Bull in the sky ...

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

New analysis of ALMA observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS show its water carries a chemical signature pointing to a ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: SpaceX has officially revealed its target for Starship Flight 12 to NET Tuesday, May 19. This mission was included in this week’s article based on earlier reporting that indicated a May ...

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

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 ...

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

M94, also called the Croc’s Eye Galaxy, glows high in the sky tonight. How much detail can your scope pick out?

Without our satellite, Earth’s geology, biology, and climate — even human philosophy — would be vastly different.