The bright star Spica will appear to dance around Earth's moon on the night of May 9. Here's how to catch the celestial pair ...

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

Spring Constellations dominate the night sky during the month of May. To the south, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, ...

The upcoming week will kick off with one of the top astronomical sights of May as the Flower Moon glows in the night sky around the world. Every full moon has multiple nicknames linked to the ...

Mars starts May not far from the Beehive star cluster, Venus is unmistakable in the predawn sky, and Mercury looks best early ...

Modest binoculars or a small telescope are all you need to see the Beehive Star Cluster. Appearing as a circular patch of ...

Today, we know that M44 contains about 1,000 gravitationally bound stars, and that it’s about 577 light-years away from Earth ...

NASA shares the moon’s exact distance from Earth and its impact on ocean tides, solar eclipses, and space travel. See how ...

as the second full moon phase of this year’s spring season. The evening sky moon will appear full late into the weekend as Monday approaches, when the moon reaches its peak illumination during ...

A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the night sky. The crescent moon will appear "wafer thin" through the night ...

In comparison, the moon has only a thin layer of air, so even when it is daytime there, the sky looks black. Because the sky is pitch-black, no clouds are formed, and you can even enjoy seeing the ...