THE Taurid meteor shower is set to peak tonight, casting “slow and bright” shooting stars across the sky. These fireballs, ...

Head out on a clear, dark summer's night, and find Orion high to the north. The three stars of Orion's belt are a fantastic ...

The Pixel 9 Pro XL is made for astrophotography, mainly because of how I'm able to use it to capture nebulas and star ...

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 ...

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 ...

This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see in the sky.

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 ...