Star maps and charts are a mainstay of both amateur and professional sky observers. Whether it's on a simple seasonal map or ...

The "Christmas Star" visible this month is actually Jupiter, which currently looks exceptionally bright in the night sky. Jupiter is heading toward opposition on January 10, 2026, a positioning that ...

Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet on Friday. That's as ...

The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 33 million miles. It will be the mid-2030s before it ...

The Canon 18x50 IS binoculars are great for stable night sky watching and are on sale from Amazon for $1155 this Cyber Monday ...

Billy Henry helps bring the stars within reach in his role as the host of StarDate, which airs on public radio stations ...

The Geminid meteor shower put on a dazzling cosmic firework show when it peaked overnight on Dec. 13 as shards of the solar ...

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

Winter solstice marks moment when Earth’s north pole is tilted as far away from the sun as possible ...

Staerkel Planetarium brings the beauty of the night sky indoors, blending astronomy, mythology and storytelling.

The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are irregular dwarf galaxies and satellites of the Milky Way. The LMC is about 163,000 ...