Here’s what to look for in the July night sky. The globular cluster Messier 22 (M22) reaches its highest point in the sky ...

An upcoming full moon that shares the name with a recognizable berry is about to light up the night sky this week.

The famous Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles will also host a live stream of the Strawberry Moon rising from its most ...

From a James City County soccer field, Van Ruckman observed a distant asteroid and its moon, a feat that electrified the ...

On Friday (June 27), the crescent moon will be higher in the sky, just above Mercury. Precisely how low Mercury is, and how long it's observable during this period, depends on your location, so ...

From a James City County soccer field, Van Ruckman observed a distant asteroid and its moon, a feat that electrified the ...

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, and a rare cosmic lineup. SCIENCE 9 reasons to look up this May ...

June 30 marks a night when Earth drifts through the dusty trail of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke, triggering one of the summer’s ...

In the early 1600s, Dutch spectacle maker Jan Lippershey discovered that combining lenses could magnify distant objects.

The Vera C. Rubin observatory will host a “first look” event at 11 a.m. ET on Monday, June 23. You can watch it live right ...

In just over 10 hours of test observations, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured millions of celestial objects, opening the ...

Professional astronomers don't make discoveries by looking through an eyepiece like you might with a backyard telescope.