Starting high in the Northern Hemisphere sky, I’ll be highlighting lots of stuff over the coming weeks and months. I’m going ...

The space-based observatory, launched at the end of March, released its first set of images, in which a cloud of dust ...

An aperture mask is a simple device for easier observing that increases the effective focal ratio of a telescope.

Arp 184’s single broad arm hints at a unique past, earning it a place in a famous catalog of peculiar galaxies.

Two occurrences of the world’s greatest science festival took place last month — one in La Palma, Canary Islands, and one in ...

NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory helped diagnose the cause behind a large kink in a huge filament near the center of the ...

Skinny” funding prioritizes a focus on Moon and Mars missions over science and projects characterized as “grossly expensive.” ...

An astronomer breaks down 3 key components that allow researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries — and decide when ...

This morning is the best time to catch the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, which should produce about 10 meteors per hour before dawn.

Black holes are known for their voracious appetites, consuming everything — even light — that falls inside them with no hope ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out the evening of May 5 to see Mars close to the ...

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was that rare type of comet that arrived with fanfare and lived up to the hype, serving up naked-eye views ...