Astronomers may have discovered a rare type of binary star system, where one star used to orbit inside its partner.

This week is the best time in May to view the night sky. Here's everything you can see during May's dark skies, from an ...

The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025. Here's how to ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the early morning hours of May 22 and observe a close pairing of Venus and the Moon. About once a month these two ...

Venus currently rises in the east at 3:35 a.m. local daylight time. The eerie, low glimmering of Venus is a harbinger of daybreak, which begins exactly at that same time. In a telescope, Venus's ...

Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discovery of two thirds of Saturn’s known moons ...