To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...

Shiva, the one who wears the crescent moon. Have you ever looked up on a rain-washed night in Sawan and felt the crescent moon almost winking back at you — brighter, softer, somehow closer? Many of us ...

I recently traveled to go stargazing and was amazed at how vivid the night sky was. This inspired me to find ways to view it more often at home. (Due to a smog-infested sky in LA, I cannot see stars.

On June 29th, skywatchers are in for a treat as the Moon and Mars will appear in a close conjunction, only 0.2 degrees apart, ...

NASA engineers are recreating the challenging lighting conditions of the Moon’s South Pole to prepare astronauts for the ...

M y eye is to the sky as I watch in wonder Israel overtake Iranian airspace. Just before this all began, my eye was already to the sky here in Denver, gazing at June’s ripe and luminescent strawberry ...

The night sky takes center stage as National Meteor Watch Day begins, and stargazers look up for a chance to witness nature’s ...

June 30 marks a night when Earth drifts through the dusty trail of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke, triggering one of the summer’s ...

PhoSim simulates the atmosphere, including air turbulence, as well as distortions from the shape of the telescope’s mirrors and the electrical properties of the sensors. The photons are propagated ...

From a James City County soccer field, Van Ruckman observed a distant asteroid and its moon, a feat that electrified the ...

From a James City County soccer field, Van Ruckman observed a distant asteroid and its moon, a feat that electrified the ...

Ancient Greek astronomers were the first to gather knowledge about space exploration. Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos could ...