NGC 520 is a bright and highly distorted galaxy in the constellation Pisces, discovered by William Herschel in 1784.

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the early morning hours of May 22 and ...

R Leonis, a variable star in Leo, is currently below naked-eye magnitude, but you can easily find it with binoculars or a ...

Our solar system’s largest planet stands just north of Zeta Tau, the tip of one of Taurus the Bull’s two horns.

Visible for some five hours after sunset is Mars, making its way through Cancer. Shining at 1st magnitude, this ruddy point ...

The Moon could be the proving ground for humanity’s evolution, however, this new frontier raises complex legal questions.

Thursday, May 22 The Moon hangs near Saturn and Neptune in the early-morning sky, and it’s best to catch them earlier rather ...

Sophisticated computational models let us examine objects such as supernova remnants in extraordinary detail and from every ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out and observe a planetary nebula in the ...

The main-belt asteroid 3 Juno reached opposition yesterday afternoon, meaning it now lies directly opposite the Sun in our ...

The astronomer Halton C. Arp (1927–2013) was a very well-known researcher of galaxies and other distant objects. He is ...

An aerospace engineer explains why NASA, Space Force and other agencies are using or testing aerobraking for more ...