NASA's IR space scope explores the Milky Way’s most prolific star-forming region, cracking open new secrets of how stars form.

Artemis 2 will send a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day mission around the Moon. Here is the mission's flight path, step by step.

For the first time, scientists believe they have captured direct evidence of the mechanisms that trigger a solar flare. These massive explosions, generated by the Sun, release staggering amounts of ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out on the evening of January 27 to see the Moon pass the Pleiades star cluster, which lies in the constellation ...

Today we’re visiting a classic: the first object on Messier’s list, the Crab Nebula (M1). Located in Taurus, this well-known supernova remnant is perfectly placed for viewing in the January evening ...

The object that would become known as both the Great January Comet of 1910 and the Daylight Comet was first seen Jan. 12 in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s unclear who precisely discovered it, but some ...

Deep-sky objects shine and the giant planets show off their satellites as the bright light from the Moon disappears from our ...

The Fighting Dragons of Ara, also called the Rim Nebula and cataloged as NGC 6188, comprises dark, star-forming clouds and bright young suns.

While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.

Mars is in conjunction with the Sun at 7 A.M. EST, invisible in our sky until mid-March. The bright moon Titan lies near its parent world, Saturn, in the evening sky tonight. The largest of the ringed ...

Saturn is on display in the early-evening sky this month along with Uranus and Neptune, both within reach of binoculars. Jupiter dominates the night, reaching opposition on the 10th. The gas giant is ...

We’re getting ready to say goodbye to the summertime constellations, including Cygnus the Swan, now about 40° high in the west two hours after sunset. Before this famous star pattern disappears, ...