News

Spoiler warning: Below there will be information about today's New York Times Strands puzzle.
Deneb (labeled "1" above) is Cygnus' best-known star and the first point of light when you locate the constellation from Cassiopeia. Amazingly, even though it appears dimmer than many other major ...
The swirling, paint-like clouds in the darkness of space in this stunning image seem surreal, like a portal to another world ...
Astronomers and philosophers have long speculated on the possibility of planets orbiting distant stars.  In the 1990s the ...
Quiz - Can you guess the constellation? Top tips for stargazing How to spot famous constellations and asterisms The Plough Ursa Major Ursa Minor Cygnus - a summer constellation Orion - a winter ...
WASHINGTON — NASA and Northrop Grumman will not launch a Cygnus cargo mission to the International Space Station in June as previously planned after discovering the spacecraft is damaged.
Kohoutek 4-55 is a dazzling planetary nebula captured in vivid color by the Hubble Space Telescope. Formed by the dramatic death of a giant star, this cosmic cloud glows with energized gases and ...
March 27 (UPI) --The uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station Friday after having delivered more than 4 tons of supplies, scientific instruments used ...
📅 Today in History: In 2014, the first discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting the habitable zone of another star was confirmed by NASA’s Kepler space telescope. The exoplanet, designated as ...