Thankfully this summer wasn’t unusually hot here in the Southern California deserts, but I’m still glad for cooling temperatures. One can only take so ...

To make sure you are looking in the right direction, simply keep an eye out for the three distinctive stars which make up ...

Its most famous signpost are the three stars of Orions Belt — Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. During October and November, Orion will be in the southeastern sky around midnight, precisely when the ...

On winter evenings, Orion is one of the easiest star patterns to find in the sky. Its identifying feature is a row of three stars which make up the belt of the legendary hunter, Orion. Above the belt ...

Breathtaking images of the night sky taken by a Dublin photographer are to feature at Ireland’s biggest art fair. Tom O’Donoghue (50) delved into the world of astrophotography when he was made ...

The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks like a bubble or eye from Earth's point of view, the Helix is actually a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases. In its center ...

Looking up and around during the day, it's easy to understand why the ancients believed that we live under a great dome of sky.

Orient Star is definitely staying true to its name. The latest version of the M42 Diver pays tribute to one of the brightest ...

Nov. 4, 2024 — The temperature of elementary particles has been observed in the radioactive glow following the collision of two neutron stars and the birth of a black hole. This has, for the ...

Learn more › Beyond a few bright celestial objects, the rise of light pollution has made it difficult for most people to experience a genuinely starry night sky—and that’s where star ...

The narrow wedge of the zodiacal light (left) reaches nearly to the Milky Way (right) on Nov. 1 from near Kenton, Oklahoma. The zodiacal light stands high in the eastern sky this time of year but ...