Friday, July 4 Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, standing 26° from our star at 1 A.M. EDT. We’ll ...

When you’re gazing at objects in the northern sky, do not forget to look at one of the richest open star clusters you’ll ever see. NGC 7789 in Cassiopeia is particularly notable for its huge ...

On offense, only Texas, Penn State, Ohio State and Arizona State are rated higher than Clemson’s 89. Defensively, only nine ...

Wedding fever gripped Venice and protests and rumors swirled as Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, exchanged vows with his ...

The Cygnus Loop, also called the Veil Nebula, is what’s left of a star that exploded. Photo Credit: NASA This region is a cluster of clusters, containing at least three clusters of young stars.

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, and a rare cosmic lineup. SCIENCE 9 reasons to look up this May ...

New Zealand observes Matariki, the Māori New Year, as a public holiday. Celebrations include dawn ceremonies and cultural ...

The debut images from a powerful telescope at Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory show distant galaxies and star-forming regions ...

Look for them around 10 p.m. local daylight time, roughly one-quarter up in the western sky. In addition to their closeness ...

The astronomers who operate powerful Vera C. Rubin observatory released debut images June 23, 2025, showcasing just exactly ...

Pixar’s Elio created its alien beings not by gazing into telescopes, but by peering into microscopes.