Saturn’s moon Iapetus is now some 8’ east of the planet; although it is nearing 12th magnitude as it approaches its fainter eastern elongation in the first week of October, observers with larger ...

The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 5:46 A.M. EDT. At that time, our satellite will stand 251,996 miles (405,548 km) away. With the Moon sinking low in the hours ...

Amid a looming government shutdown, NASA’s future hinges on whether Congress can pass a stopgap funding measure with protective language for the agency. On Wednesday, the White House Office of ...

Look to Scorpius this evening, where the asteroid 4 Vesta floats near the globular cluster M80 close to the Scorpion’s claws. Viewing is best looking southwest starting around 30–60 minutes after ...

Asteroid 2 Pallas, at 10th magnitude, exhibited a stationary position at 7:00 A.M. EDT within the constellation Aquila. Pallas's location was approximately 6.5° southeast of Altair, Aquila's brightest ...

A star like the Sun lives modestly for billions of years, converting the nuclear fuel in its core into energy that ultimately escapes as light and heat. But the most spectacular phase of a Sun-like ...

August 22nd: The Swan Nebula (M17) reaches its highest point around 11 PM local daylight time, observable with binoculars or telescopes in northwestern Sagittarius. August 23rd: A New Moon, termed a ...

Tiny pieces of glass found scattered across Australia have revealed evidence of a previously unknown giant asteroid impact. This discovery centers on a new type of tektite, a natural glass formed when ...

Saturn reached opposition at 2 A.M. EDT, exhibiting high visibility throughout the night and presenting optimal viewing conditions for its rings and moons. Saturn's apparent magnitude was 0.6 in ...

NASA announced Wednesday that its Perseverance rover discovered what scientists are calling a “potential biosignature” in a rock on Mars last year. This signature, which may have a biological origin ...

The autumnal equinox occurs at 2:19 P.M. EDT, marking the beginning of astronomical autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere, with equal sunlight distribution across ...

On Sept. 30, 1880, in a pioneering moment for astrophotography, amateur astronomer Henry Draper and his wife, Anna, captured the first image of the Orion Nebula. Though a medical doctor by trade, ...