Trundling along the ecliptic plane in Virgo, our satellite hangs near the bright star Spica in the evening sky.

The highly inclined barred spiral M108 in Ursa Major is sometimes called the Surfboard Galaxy. It's not to be missed.

Lowell Observatory Historian Kevin Schindler runs a detective story at the Grand Canyon to recreate a famous photo of Neil ...

Today in the history of astronomy, satellites Vela 3 and 4 make the first detection of gamma-ray bursts.

Titan’s shadow transits the northern hemisphere of Saturn this morning beginning around 3:30 A.M. EDT. It’s definitely worth ...

Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...

#11. The Moon’s temperature can vary from 242° Fahrenheit in a sunny spot to −334° Fahrenheit in a shady spot near one of its ...

Radio telescopes saw a strange burst of unknown energy in June 2024. Now we know it was from Relay 2, an early ...

Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket on Thursday, June 26, from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New ...

Today in the history of astronomy, an asteroid flattens 830 square miles of Siberian forest.

Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out sometime soon and observe the great globular ...