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

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

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

The bright Moon stands prominently in Aquarius the Water-bearer this evening, quickly waxing toward Full. Swing your scope up toward Earth’s lone satellite tonight and focus in on a point just east of ...

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

A great object for small telescopes, M63 can be found 5.3° northeast of magnitude 2.9 Cor Caroli, Canes Venatici’s alpha star. It’s part of the same galaxy group as M51 (the Whirlpool Galaxy), and ...

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 ...

Distant planet Neptune passes close to a golden-hued background star this evening, offering a nice color contrast.

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

The young, bright open cluster NGC 7243 rides high in the sky late tonight, located in the zig-zagging constellation Lacerta.

Three celestial objects form a triangle in the evening twilight as Venus and the crescent Moon hang with Virgo’s brightest ...