The New Year starts with a bang as Quandrantids peaks on Jan. 2 and 3. This is one of the largest meteor showers of the year, ...
We all know our planet only has one moon, but eagle-eyed astronomy fans are only just realising that it doesn't look exactly ...
Comet ATLAS hit a maximum magnitude of -3.4 during its close encounter with the sun, just shy of the brightness of Venus in ...
People are only just realising the baffling reason the moon looks different depending on where in the world you are – and there's a scientific explanation for the discrepancy ...
One of the many advantages of being in space is having a front-row seat to the most anticipated cosmic events.
Travel about 2,500 light-year away in the constellation Vela to see James Webb Space Telescope stunning view of NGC 3132, the ...
From the total lunar eclipse in March to three epic supermoons this fall, these are the best celestial events of 2025 that are worth traveling for (plus one to look forward to in 2026!).
Meteor showers are named after the constellation from which the meteors ... 90 degrees You can see the Eta Aquarids best in the Southern Hemisphere, where they are one of the most prolific showers ...
Using the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), an international team of astronomers have performed deep optical observations of a dwarf galaxy known as NGC 300. As a result, they detected a ...
The object is designated Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), as it was first reported by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...
The LSST at Vera C. Rubin Observatory will utilize advanced sensors to explore dark matter, dark energy, and transient ...
On January 21, a celestial event will unfold in the night sky, captivating stargazers across the United States, Canada, and ...