Saturn reaches opposition this month, Neptune lingers near Saturn, Mars transits the Beehive, and Jupiter is occulted by the ...

A crescent Moon passing in front of our solar system’s largest planet is a rare and brilliant sight. Here's how to see it for ...

Tonight’s a two-for-one deal as the Double Cluster shines in Perseus’ northwestern corner, ready for wide-field or closeup ...

The 192nd asteroid discovered in the main belt is now at its best, located within a diamond shape of brighter field stars.

Walking and driving around through our everyday lives, we tend to think of life on Earth as a static proposal. Rarely do people look up and think of the big universe that exists around us. We do live ...

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

Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, transits the gas giant’s disk this morning. Some part of the event, which lasts more than ...

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

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

Although the Moon still dominates much of the night, bright deep-sky objects far from our satellite’s location remain well within reach. A few hours after sunset, M39 in Cygnus is some 80° high in the ...

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