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 ...

JWST uncovers unexpected behavior in polar lights on Jupiter, while a Mars rover captures the first image of an aurora.

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

Often bucking tradition, these women sought knowledge of the universe and reimagined the way we view the cosmos.

The most recent measurement of a nearby galaxy cluster is deepening a disagreement about how fast the universe is expanding — ...