When I was in grade school I was fascinated by the world’s largest telescope: the 200-inch-diameter Hale Reflector on Palomar Mountain near San Diego.

There are plenty of celestial landmarks you can see with the naked eye, and this month, you can view Mars and four of Jupiter’s 95 moons.

"Just as blue sunlight scatters in the Earth's atmosphere and makes the sun look slightly less blue, light from a strong blue ...

Astronomers have discovered the most distant and thus earliest spiral galaxy ever seen, using the James Webb Space Telescope ...

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent ...

Astronomy enthusiasts worldwide are eagerly anticipating the Lyrid meteor shower, which will peak on April 25, 2025, after ...

Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are in for a treat this week! The annual Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known, ...

On April 25, a rare triple planetary conjunction will resemble a smiley face in the sky, with Venus and Saturn as the "eyes" ...

Stargazers across the globe are in for a treat as a rare triple planetary conjunction is set to light up the skies with a ...

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks early this week beginning Sunday evening and continues for three nights. The best viewing is ...

Venus and Saturn will shine brightly, easily visible to the naked eye, but if you have a backyard telescope or binoculars, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Zhúlóng, a candidate for the most distant spiral galaxy in the universe. The ...