In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light ...

These are the planets that will be visible with the naked eye. A rare parade of planets will light up the night sky ...

Leo P, a small galaxy and a distant neighbor of the Milky Way, is lighting the way for astronomers to better understand star formation and how a galaxy grows. Scientists have reported finding that Leo ...

Mars shines brightly this week as it reaches opposition, appearing golden-red in the sky near Jupiter. Look for it in the ...

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 six planets will be visible in the days immediately leading up to Jan. 21, and for about four weeks afterward. Mars, ...

Hot on the heels of a spectacular comet late last year, another celestial visitor is set to put on a show. And Southern ...

We all see the same moon in the sky at night, but it looks different depending on where in the world you are – and people are ...

It is as bright as Venus.

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!).

Comet spotting: A one-in-160,000-years chance for some A comet will be spotted near the constellation Sagittarius, and will ...