After this 'blood moon,' our natural satellite will not fully disappear into Earth's shadow again for nearly three years — until a rare trifecta of total lunar eclipses in 2028–29 ends the drought.

Brisbane’s night sky will put on a dazzling show this March as a spectacular Blood Moon rises over the river—and you’re ...

You can build a telescope, a microscope and a UFO with the Lego Creator 3-in-1 Space Exploration Telescope review, but I'd only bother with the former.

From nocturnal wildlife safaris to stargazing train rides, a dark sky expert shares her favorite astrotourism adventures ...

The mysterious Blaze Star in the Corona Borealis constellation could flare bright enough to see with the naked eye.

Who said science wasn’t romantic? Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a heart-shaped cloud of dust and gas has been discovered billowing out of a star just 300 light-years from Earth. Astronomers ...

Whether you’re chasing galaxies in California or counting meteors in Uruguay, this year’s top dark sky festivals promise awe, community, and unforgettable views. Michael d’Estries is a science ...

Using archival data from NASA’s NEOWISE mission along with data from other space and ground-based observatories, astronomers identified the clearest observational record yet of a massive star fading ...

Asteroid 44 Nysa may be just past opposition, but it’s still placed perfectly for evening viewing in Cancer the Crab. Wait until a few hours after sunset, when Cancer is high in the eastern sky, and ...

Astronomers recently watched a massive star die, but fail to explode as a supernova. Instead, it collapsed directly into a black hole, slowly expelling its turbulent outer layers in the process. This ...