In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...

Light pollution has long troubled astronomers, who generally shy away from deep sky observing under full Moon skies. The ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei used the newly invented telescope to show that the Milky Way was composed ... These glass plates recorded images of the night sky using a light-sensitive ...

"The cold, December full moon reveals both lichen-clad trunks and etches stunning shadows at this wonderful and charismatic ...

In the celestial dance, there are many wonders: aurora dancing through the atmosphere, meteors streaking across the sky ... Milky Way. You know what “ruins” all of them? A big, bright full ...

Former Manchester United player Raphaël Varane has publically expressed that he was surprised that Erik ten Hag's contract was extended after the 2023-24 season, as the Dutchman's connection to his ...

Grab some images ... deep-sky objects and winter constellations. Use this opportunity to photograph the Beehive Cluster, the Pleiades, or the faint glow of the winter Milky Way.

NASA's SPHEREx mission, set to launch in February 2025, will utilize an advanced infrared telescope to map the entire sky in 102 colors. This affordab ...