The tiny planet Mercury stands 19° west of the Sun in the early-morning sky, located in Cancer near the Beehive Cluster.

Starship flight 10, A USSF mission, a NASA/SpaceX cargo run to the ISS, and multiple Starlink deployments are all launching ...

During the total solar eclipse of Aug. 18, 1868, two astronomers, Pierre Jules César Janssen of France and J. Norman Lockyer ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out as twilight begins on the morning of August 19 to see a thin crescent Moon. Below the Moon, you’ll easily spot Jupiter ...

One of the last few Titan shadow transits of the year takes place overnight tonight, with several of Saturn’s other moons ...

Prior to flybys, scientists used mathematical laws and observation to determine the characteristics of the planets.

August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

NGC 6910 is a bright open cluster in Cygnus the Swan, visible overnight as the Summer Triangle flies high around local ...

Today in the history of astronomy, the second moon of Mars is discovered.

Using AI, astronomers discover a new type of supernova, SN 2023zkd, the strongest evidence yet of a dying star being ...

Today in the history of astronomy, a photo is shot. The moon Phoebe will be discovered in it months later.

Space launch deregulation begins as President Trump signs order to relax FAA licensing and amend Part 450 rule to accelerate ...