Ahead of its dance with Saturn on Feb. 24, Mercury should be seen on Feb. 19 at magnitude -1.2 with binoculars 20 minutes ...

The year 2025 has already been a spectacular time for stargazers and skywatchers. Last month, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, ...

Saturn’s rings are an arresting sight even through modest telescopes. The planet is made mostly of hydrogen and helium whereas the rings are billions of pieces of mostly bright-white water ice and ...

How does a compass work in space? From the moon to Venus, here’s how a compass would work beyond Earth’s magnetic field.

However, you might be surprised to know that Earth is not alone in having volcanoes – in fact, it’s beaten numerically by the ...

Two planets stand side by side as the evening twilight continues to delight and colorful stars shine in the sky this week.

Research Fellow Dr. Babak Bakhit has encountered one of his most challenging projects to date—contributing to the European ...

From star births to deaths and a party in a black hole, here are some of the reports we’ve been getting back from the ...

Astronomers have taken a major step in understanding how planets form, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). A ...

Earth's oceans are mysterious, largely unexplored places, but the enormous oceans of Neptune and Uranus have them beat.

Last week, we discussed the Dog Star, Sirius, the sky’s brightest star. Orbiting Sirius is a faint companion, a tiny star known informally as the Pup.

Today in History for March 2: ...