Astronomy magazine is proud to announce the winners of its 2026 Astrophotography Contest, presented by Celestron — the ...

Monday, October 26 October’s Full Moon occurs at 12:12 A.M. EDT, shining brightly in both the morning and evening sky. The ...

The solar system’s most distant planet shares the sky with the nearly Full Moon this evening, with Saturn standing nearby.

This small martian satellite, the mission target for MMX, is destined to be shredded, changing the Red Planet forever.

The Orionid meteor shower peaks this morning — the perfect time to watch for shooting stars, as Earth turns into the ...

Let’s spend tonight with the Little Gem, a planetary nebula also cataloged as NGC 6818. It is highest in the sky around 11 P.M., when it is some 35° above the southern horizon. It’s located in the ...

Meteors streak past the stars as the First Quarter Moon shines and Iapetus reaches superior conjunction in the sky this week.

Saturn’s two-toned moon Iapetus is now passing south of the ringed planet, making this satellite easier than usual to find.

Saturn’s small moon Tethys makes another transit across the disk along with its shadow; several other moons are observable as ...

The biggest galaxy in the Deer Lick Group, galaxy NGC 7331 has lots to offer through a telescope, so track it down tonight.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is targeting Oct. 19 for the launch of a first-of-its-kind sample return mission to the martian moon Phobos.

Learn the basics of the celestial coordinate system, like right ascension and declination, for accurate stargazing.