Above the Paranal Observatory in Chile, a mesmerizing scene unfolds, Chilean astrophotographer Alexis Trigo captured the Milky Way stretching across the night sky, while beams of light cut through the ...

A guide to finding Lynx and its hidden galaxies between Ursa Major and Auriga.

A new three-volume study explores how quantum physics, gravitation and cosmology may be understood within a unified ...

Each spring, amateur astronomers attempt the ultimate stargazing challenge—an overnight quest to spot every galaxy, nebula, and star cluster in Charles Messier’s famous catalog. Photographer Alan Dyer ...

Space scientist Maggie Aderin talks telescopes, neurodiversity and being underestimated with Rowan Hooper on the New ...

Named a national monument in 1933 and designated a national park in 1994, Death Valley encompasses more than 3.4 million ...

Alta Vista Tours will launch PhD-led stargazing tours in the Santa Barbara area on Saturday, March 28, 2026, offering guests an ...

Track the waning gibbous moon and bright star Antares in the pre-dawn sky on March 9. Learn where and when to see them, with telescope and binocular guidance.

Venus and Saturn are due for a visually striking event known as a planetary conjunction this weekend in time with daylight saving.

Venus and Saturn will appear close together in the night sky Sunday, March 8. Here's how to see the conjunction from around Florida.

This all-inclusive refractor is best for observing planets and the moon, but still able to give skywatchers some glimpses of deep-sky objects.