I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

The Thunder Moon or Buck Moon, as it’s called, the first full moon of the astronomical summer, will occur Thursday. On July ...

Starting in July, the free outdoor movie series will bring families together for three evenings of fun, food, and film under ...

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

Venus shines as the "Morning Star," reaching its peak in the east-northeast sky. Look 30 mins before sunrisefor the best view ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

Planetariums were a hit with the public. Within decades, they had spread around the world – the first planetarium in the ...

Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you ...

A dramatic cosmic event, a rare dwarf nova that suddenly brightened by a factor of 2,500, has been discovered with the help ...

Remember, the lower an object's magnitude, the brighter it is in the night sky. For reference, the human eye is capable of seeing stars with a magnitude of +6.5 or greater under dark sky conditions.

The Chicago Sky return to action on Sunday night as they face the league-leading Minnesota Lynx, who currently boast the best ...

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area has fended ...