Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as captured by ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), ...

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Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images ... while it's still easy to see in the post-sunset night sky. Shooting stars were visible shortly after the sight of the moon and Venus dissipated.

The unobstructed skies that gave Big Sky, Montana its name made for an appropriate setting for the release of two postage stamps depicting vistas visible to the James Webb Space Telescope.

It will also provide information as to when a particular solar system planet might be passing near to another, or a bright star, as well ... impressive skywatching images, we have a guide on ...

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