This morning is the perfect time to catch some Perseid meteors as they stream across the dark sky in the hours before dawn.

On the evening of August 12, 2026, a group of about 50 Astronomy readers witnessed a terrific and mesmerizing total solar ...

The 2026 total solar eclipse reaches Iceland and Spain on August 12. Astronomy magazine’s Senior Editor Alison Klesman is on the ground in Iceland and Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher is in Spain — follow ...

Venus is set to reach dichotomy today, so take the chance to view it half-lit through a telescope in the evening sky.

New Moon brings a total solar eclipse, while some of the U.S. sees a partial eclipse and the Perseids peak after dark.

A Long March 7A breaks apart less than two minutes after liftoff, and SpaceX runs its routine Starlink cadence from both ...

Saturn’s two-toned moon Iapetus passes through superior conjunction, sitting just south of the ringed world this morning.

Solar and lunar eclipses both occur this month, as Mars and Jupiter meet in the early morning and the Perseid meteor shower peaks.

Mars and the crescent Moon hang together in the early-morning sky, straddling the border of Gemini and Taurus.

AI’s appetite for power and water is growing as fast as its role in daily life. In 2024, artificial intelligence data centers accounted for roughly 4% of the U.S.’s electricity consumption. This ...

A total eclipse of the Sun coincides with the peak of the annual Perseid shower, plus Venus reaches dichotomy in the sky this ...