On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, ...

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.

A parade of seven planets is set to appear in the night sky this month, and it will be the last of its kind until 2040.

The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way appears to be having a party—and it is weird, wild and wonderful.

Hundreds of millions of Americans will have the chance in March to see the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years.

In this astrophotography guide, Josh Dury explains how he captures stellar images of the Milky Way, Full Moon and more The ...

Venus is now at its almost unbelievably brightest at a marvelous time when many other (though less radiant) planets and ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and catch the Moon as it passes by Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. This pairing will happen in the hours near dawn on the ...

We're now just past the midpoint of astronomical winter — that moment marking the midway point between December's winter solstice and March's vernal equinox. That moment took place at 4:11 p.m.

The moon's orbit is elliptical, or oval-shaped, meaning as its distance from our planet changes, its apparent size changes, ...

A Chilean space telescope has captured striking images of YR4 2024, the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...