Regas first defines what a constellation is and then offers a short description of how to identify Orion’s shape. Following ...

The eclipse in question occurred during the Zhou dynasty. Though the exact date is uncertain, some astronomers have pointed ...

Asteroid 2 Pallas has reached its stationary point in the sky near the four stars forming the body of Delphinus the Dolphin.

Trump's Golden Dome defense system would protect the United States from advanced threats. Critics say it is upending ...

With binoculars or a wide-field scope, emission nebula IC 1396 is a vast playground, filled with many other interesting ...

Fred passed away peacefully June 1 in hospice at their home in Portal, Arizona. This is, of course, incredibly sad for those ...

Webb takes a closer look at Abell S1063, a distant galaxy cluster that acts like a cosmic lens, peering into the universe’s ...

Today in the history of astronomy, the telescope proposed by George Ellery Hale in 1928 finally comes to fruition.

The ever-moving lunar terminator has shifted to throw three prominent craters into contrast: Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and ...

The move — reportedly motivated by Isaacman’s past support of Democratic politicians — leaves NASA leaderless amid massive ...

Today in the history of astronomy, NASA achieves its first lunar soft-landing.

The most recent nearby supernova, SN 1987A, was in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Milky Way’s youngest known supernova is ...