Two occurrences of the world’s greatest science festival took place last month — one in La Palma, Canary Islands, and one in ...

NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory helped diagnose the cause behind a large kink in a huge filament near the center of the ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out the evening of May 5 to see Mars close to the ...

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was that rare type of comet that arrived with fanfare and lived up to the hype, serving up naked-eye views ...

Black holes are known for their voracious appetites, consuming everything — even light — that falls inside them with no hope ...

Jupiter and Mars shine in the evening, more planets gather in the morning, and the Eta Aquariid meteors join in.

Skinny” funding prioritizes a focus on Moon and Mars missions over science and projects characterized as “grossly expensive.” ...

Catch some morning meteors, see the Moon reach First Quarter, and watch Mars visit the Beehive in the sky this week.

SETI’s senior astronomer explains how colossal artifacts could be the key to finding extraterrestrial life, past or present.

The RedCat 91 is a well-crafted astronomical imaging refractor that is easily portable, with a machined aluminum finish and ...

Mars starts May not far from the Beehive star cluster, Venus is unmistakable in the predawn sky, and Mercury looks best early ...

An astronomer breaks down 3 key components that allow researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries — and decide when ...