The Moon passes just 0.4° south of Virgo the Maiden's bright alpha star, Spica, early on the morning of May 10.

Often bucking tradition, these women sought knowledge of the universe and reimagined the way we view the cosmos.

I) Leo is a springtime constellation in the Northern Hemisphere. It lies south of the Big Dipper, the most recognized ...

A remnant of the Soviet Venus program, Kosmos 482 has stayed aloft in in Earth's orbit for 53 years. But it may make a return ...

A bright Moon dominates the sky, passing two bright stars as Juno reaches opposition and Mercury dips toward the horizon in ...

Asteroid 9 Metis reaches opposition in the constellation Libra. The main-belt world is visible all night, and best positioned ...

Today I want to talk about something beginning observers tend to overlook. It a process of the human eye called dark ...

Beyond our solar system, sub-Neptunes — gassy planets larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune — reign as the most common type of exoplanet observed in our galaxy. Despite their prevalence ...

This strange nebula, which sports a very long name, was discovered in 1977 and has changed dramatically over time.

The most recent measurement of a nearby galaxy cluster is deepening a disagreement about how fast the universe is expanding — ...

The Swan Nebula (M17) glides through the early-morning sky near the border that Sagittarius shares with Scutum and Serpens ...

On May 7, 1617, the German astronomer David Fabricius passed away. A contemporary of Johannes Kepler, the two frequently corresponded. I thought about him the other day when I was observing the Sun.