The rapid increase in satellite constellations, particularly in low Earth orbit (LEO), has raised significant concerns regarding their impact on astronomy and the natural night sky. As more ...

Astronomy contributor Rod Pommier gave this ... Credit: Daniel Beaulieu Next up is the second (and last) Messier object in the constellation, open cluster M103 (NGC 581). To find it, look 1 ...

To catch February’s full moon at its roundest, get outside by sunrise on Feb. 12, because the moon sets in the west shortly ...

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new set of stamps celebrating the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space ...

It's one of 88 constellations in the National Science ... NOIRLab is the U.S. national center for ground-based, nighttime optical astronomy.

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College will resume public viewing after the holidays when students return to campus ...

An ultra-deep image from the National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera reveals a wide variety of galaxies in the ...

TWO RIVERS – Woodland Dunes is hosting Candlelight Night, an event featuring a hiking trail lit by candles, warm beverages ...

The constellation, dubbed Capella, is a brainchild of Seoul National University astronomy professor Sascha Trippe. An expert in black holes, Trippe has grown frustrated with the limitations of ...

John Kaufmann and Dan Dennis devised a perfect intersection of science and theater. This “dreamy musical astronomy show,” ...