Now, it’s time for June’s night-sky highlights. Here’s what to look for while stargazing this month.

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

The oldest representation of the night sky and our Milky Way galaxy was found in an Egyptian sarcophagus, revealing ancient ...

Tonight’s full strawberry moon will appear on the southeastern horizon just as the sun sets in the west, then hang low all ...

Astronauts Steven Smith and John Grunsfeld, appear as small figures in this wide-angle photograph from December 1999, taken ...

Earth’s sister planet reaches greatest western elongation and dichotomy as the waxing Moon slides along the ecliptic in the ...

There's no shortage of round celestial objects in our universe. Planets, moons and stars all exhibit lovely spherical shapes.

It appears so as the moon and two stars will align to form a bright smiley face in the night sky tonight, Thursday, May 29, 2025. According to Space.com, the smiley face will be formed by the moon, ...

If the Sun is a blazing ball of fire radiating unimaginable energy, why is space so dark? Shouldn't it be lit up like daylight everywhere? It’s one of the most asked questions in science,and the ...

Described by Capture the Atlas as an "extraordinary milestone," the image One in a Billion, was captured by NASA astronaut ...

Earth and space mingle in stunning ways for the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. From the “geological ...

This month, the national park’s lustrous night skies sparked ... Nebraska’s annual Star Party brings in hundreds of dark sky enthusiasts each summer. The space over the Merritt Reservoir ...