On a dark and clear night, the sky can seem filled with stars, some shining brighter than others. But a few of those bright ...

The Iris is a reflection nebula, a cloud of gas and dust illuminated by a central star. It's six light-years across, and lies 1400 years away from the earth. The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster ...

As I said before, you could spend a lifetime exploring Orion on his own, but we have a whole universe to explore together, so we best get a ...

Could this medium-sized, app-free star-projector-night-light combo make the perfect gift for a space fan? We find out.

Deep in space, mysterious wanderers roam freely — of planetary masses yet not hosted by stars. These celestial nomads, called ...

Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way. During ...

On Feb. 28, seven planets—Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn—will all grace the early evening sky.

Hubble captures a detailed image of the Tarantula Nebula The nebula features cosmic dust crucial for star formation Scientists study dust’s role in planetary evolution ...

March is the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere; with that, the hunt for Messier objects can begin!

A groundbreaking study published in Science Advances sheds new light on the mysterious origins of free-floating ...

Giant clouds of dust and gas were spotted in Norfolk skies ahead of seven planets being visible at the same time.

Pity the poor constellation Monoceros. The faint Unicorn is outshone by famous constellations like Gemini, the Twins, to the north and Orion, the mythic giant, to the west.