Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 13: The Moon reaches Last Quarter The ...

When you look up on a clear dark night, the stars overhead shine and glitter like celestial diamonds scattered across a black ...

The Moon passes 1.9° due north of Neptune at 6 A.M. EDT this morning. Early rises will be able to catch the Moon hanging between Venus and Mercury in the predawn sky — check out last week’s column for ...

When you become a young observer of the skies, happy to be out in a dark field at night with a 6-inch or 8-inch scope, you never dream of the kind of night of observing I experienced on Thursday, June ...

Escape city lights this fall with the best U.S. weekend stargazing getaways, from Big Bend’s dark skies to Bryce Canyon’s ...

Hanging below the vast cosmic heart is a knot of dust and gas known informally as the Fishhead Nebula, thanks to its vaguely ...

Students at Francis Marion University, or those simply interested in viewing the stars, did so on on Saturday, Oct. 18, at ...

Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher captured a haunting vista in July earlier this year, in which several deep-sky objects take on the collective appearance of a colossal cosmic shark hunting in the ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Telescopes on the National Mall tonight will give people a chance to see the stars and experience the largest astronomy outreach event in the United States, organizers said.

This summer, the Montana Learning Center at Canyon Ferry Lake will be opening the doors to its world-class astronomical park — the largest public-access observatory in the Northwestern United States — ...

Astronomy Day is an annual event in which professionals invite the community to come learn more about space. This Saturday, May 3, several West Michigan observatories are hosting events allowing ...