By evening, the Moon has pulled a bit farther away — around 10 P.M. CDT, our satellite is more than 13° northeast of Saturn. The ringed planet is the brightest point of light in the eastern sky at ...

The September Full Moon rules the skies this evening. Because it is the Full Moon closest to the equinox, it is called the ...

Neptune reaches opposition this evening at 10 P.M. EDT, placing the planet at its best for viewing. However, with the nearly ...

The solar system’s most distant planet is now at opposition and looking its best. Search it out after dark using optical aid.

Moving through vast Virgo, 11th-magnitude asteroid 13 Egeria is passing near some stationary background stars tonight, offering an excellent chance to chart its motion over the course of a few hours.

A space rock struck the Moon in 2024, carving a 728-foot crater. Two new studies show how the impact reshaped the lunar ...

Scientists once thought luminiferous ether pervaded the cosmos. Michelson and Morley’s ingenious experiment to find it ...

Rising around 7:30 P.M. local daylight time, Saturn reaches an altitude above 40° in the southeast by local midnight. Visible ...

In a groundbreaking announcement, the U.S. Space Force stated publicly on Monday, Sept. 14, that it currently has on-orbit ...

Now is the best time to catch 145-mile-wide 3 Juno as it passes through a random collection of 9th- and 10th-magnitude stars.

The Moon, Venus, Spica, and Mercury now all stand in a line tonight, but only if you’re quick — Mercury sets soon after the ...

Our satellite skims past the bright red giant star Antares at the heart of Scorpius. Check them out in the south after sunset.