When the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope were released in 2022, one in particular became instantly iconic: a striking orange and blue view of the Carina Nebula, affectionately known ...

A mysterious cluster of 60 stars may be just another Milky Way star cluster, or it may be one of the smallest galaxies ever ...

Fabricius noted the brightness of Mira on August 3, 1596. But when he observed it on the 21st of that month, it was a ...

Using the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array, astronomers have revealed for the first time the huge flow ...

Aussie skywatchers have an opportunity this week to catch one of the best meteor showers of the Southern Hemisphere.

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

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

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

If you’ve been following my column for a while, you know that there are many kinds of constellations ... It’s between these two famous dippers that the dragon winds its way across the northern sky.

Even if you’re new to stargazing, no doubt you’ve seen the seven bright stars that outline the Big Dipper, and this time of ...

Even if you are new to stargazing, no doubt you have seen the seven bright stars that outline the Big Dipper, and this time ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...