In 1974, astronomers sent a call out into the cosmos from a massive telescope in Puerto Rico. The anniversary of the message brings reflections on a new missive to the stars and grief for a lost ...

In November 2024, a supermoon will illuminate the sky, coinciding with various global festivals such as Kartik Purnima, Loy ...

Venus and Saturn will also appear in the southwest, appearing higher than Mercury and can be seen without a telescope.

In astrophotography, I would say 70% is technique and 30% is the equipment. I spent a lot of time learning the technique behind those incredible images of the galaxies, Zubuyer says ...

A rare solar wind event was taking place when NASA’s Voyager 2 zipped by in 1986, a study suggests, which affected what we ...

Fred Schaaf promises plenty of opportunities for spectacular views of the moon, planets and stars these next two weeks.

Much of the knowledge about Uranus was gleaned when NASA's robotic spacecraft Voyager 2 conducted a five-day flyby in 1986 ...

She advised that Saturn begins sparkling in the twilight and is just below ... will be visible from Earth with a good small, ...

In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.

Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have one? – Sejal, age 7, Bangalore, India ...

To see the planet's rings, you'll likely need a 12-inch telescope at minimum with a magnification of around 200-300 times. They'll look like a halo surrounding the planet rather than physical rings ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes).