For centuries, Polaris, the North Star, was the most important star in the sky, especially for seafarers in the Northern ...

In order to find the ancient Three Leaps of the Gazelle asterism you must first locate the Big Dipper, which is high in the ...

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.

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

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

The predawn hours of April 28 will see a planetary triangle form in the night sky, as Venus makes a close approach to Saturn following a conjunction, while Neptune, invisible to the naked eye, will ...

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

Webb has two decades ahead of it, but it's already captured some stunning images. Here are 35 of our favorites.

Depending on location, those watching got a good show as the rocket appeared to fly either over, under, or right in front of ...