The James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera captured an "array of stars that make up the dwarf galaxy Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte (WLM)," according to the NASA. Zoom into the imagery beginning ...

Heads up, sky-watchers: this year's Harvest Moon is extra special—it's showing up in October instead of the usual September. That doesn't happen often; the last time was 2020, and you won't see it ...

Oct. 21 (a.m.) – Orionid meteor shower peaks between 1 a.m. and start of dawn local time. Perfect conditions with no moon to mar the show. Meteors will flare at the rate of about 15 per hour from a ...

Astronomy day 2025 is upon us! To celebrate, we've picked six targets to emphasize the variety and scale of objects visible in the night sky that will make for a beautiful and rewarding sight, whether ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Blending philanthropy, creativity and science, the Adler ...

The map, spanning 4,000 light-years from the sun in all directions, combines a chart of space dust with the effects of a rare type of young, hot star.

A plan by a team of scientists suggests using nuclear explosive devices to prevent an asteroid, 2024 YR4, from striking the moon in 2032.

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including two galaxies visible to the naked eye and a rare glimpse of the innermost planet.

Tallahassee Astronomical Society’s free planetarium show, “October Skies over Tallahassee,” is at the Fogg Planetarium Oct. 4.

The first mission of the program, Artemis I, lifted off on November 16, 2022. The uncrewed flight to test the equipment was, overall, a success. From the first thundering moments of liftoff to the ...

INDIANA, Pa. – Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host two programs during the fall semester: “A New Eye: The Rubin Telescope” on Sept. 29 ...

October nights are famed for their ghastly Halloween frights, yet the skies in fact bring rather friendly and benign apparitions. Constellation Pegasus, the well-known mythological flying horse ...