Bootid Meteor Shower, peaking June 27, promises a rare celestial display with meteors from comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke lighting up ...

Before you download a stargazing app, think about what you want to get out of it. Are you a complete beginner just trying to ...

The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has ...

Out in the Big Bend area of West Texas, the nighttime skies are some of the darkest in the world, making it a perfect place for stargazing. Locals have worked to keep it that way.

Made from over 1,100 images captured by NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the video begins with a close-up of two galaxies ...

The universe is a happening place—full of exploding stars, erupting black holes, zipping asteroids, and much more. The Rubin Observatory released its first images last week, and they’re stunning—vast, ...

Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...

July is an excellent month for astrophotographers. The clear summer skies and warm nights help, but what will excite night sky-watchers are its three meteor showers, striking lunar conjunctions and ...

The only evening planet for July is Mars, faint red in the west at dusk, and getting lost in the Sun’s glare by August. High ...

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

Meanwhile, Venus and Saturn — both beaming in the morning sky — welcome Jupiter into the fold. The gas giant makes its first appearance at mid-month in Gemini, low in the northeast about an hour ...