Comet SWAN has an estimated brightness of magnitude +6.1 (a measure of visual brightness), which, in a dark, moonless sky, ...

Over the past seven decades, thousands of sophisticated spacecraft have been launched on ambitious missions to look down on ...

If there is one star that serves to announce the arrival of fall as the leaves have begun to turn, unquestionably that title ...

Keep an eye on the night sky in October—you might catch a falling star! The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak on the ...

Observing the Pleiades through a pair of binoculars or a 6-inch telescope will reveal dozens of energetic young stars, including the seven most prominent stellar bodies from which the cluster got its ...

Stargazers can expect to see around 20 meteors an hour during the peak of the Orionids. Learn more about October astronomy ...

It shall be visible in the early morning sky and later in the evening any day until November. The closest the heavenly ...

It might be hard to see the stars from Columbus, but they'll be bright at the Arne Slettebak Planetarium at Ohio State University this summer. The university’s astronomy department has a new ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).

It’s hard to believe, but some reports circulating on social media say there are two moons and there will be for several ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Spring begins March 20, and you may have some warmer nights to get outside to stargaze. Here are a few astronomical highlights during March. On the evening of March 1, Venus ...

Local stargazers and junior astronomers will gather at Circle J-Norris Ranch in Springville on Friday, Sept. 26 to learn about the night sky. Family Astronomy Night is an opportunity for Tulare County ...