Floating in the constellation Aquarius, the Helix Nebula is a bright, ring-shaped planetary nebula formed by a dying star.

During a slingshot maneuver, the planet and spacecraft draw close enough together for an exchange of energy to occur.

In its 36th year of operation, the Hubble Space Telescope is still going strong, evidenced by this newly released image of ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 16: The Moon hangs with Venus. Mars has ...

Catch our satellite side by side with bright planet Venus in the western sky after sunset, not far from the bright star Spica ...

The Red Planet meets the solar system’s most massive world early this morning as they two float among the stars of Gemini.

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

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

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.

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

The Moon passes in front of the stars of the Pleiades, visible in the eastern U.S., while distant ice giant Uranus hangs ...