Imagine watching a rocket soar into the night sky, flames licking the darkness, carrying not just astronauts but the hopes ...

What is the bright star in the east right now? Venus, the bright "Morning Star," shines brilliantly in the pre-dawn sky this ...

The latest discovery marks the first-ever "compelling clue" that a black hole may be present in the enigmatic galaxy, ...

Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all.

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

The star blinked once—just a flash in the sky above Palomar Observatory in 2020. To most, it was another transient burst in ...

The close alignment of Venus, Saturn, and a crescent moon created a formation resembling a smiling face during a rare cosmic event.

The phenomenon occurs when the waning crescent moon aligned with Venus and Saturn in the night sky. Read more at straitstimes ...

Astrophotographer Ron Brecher has captured a stunning deep sky image of the spiral galaxy M106, located 23.5 million light ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

For celestial enthusiasts, the past several days have been a celebration of the night. This week is International Dark Sky Week. Founded in 2003 by Jennifer Barlow, then a 15-year-old high school ...

Massing of planets around the Moon is not unusual - but it's much less common to see this particular alignment ...