The Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) is an odd reflection nebula surrounding a magnitude 7.4 star, SAO 19158, in the constellation ...

New views of TOI-421 b by JWST gives insight into how the most common type of planet in the galaxy might form.

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

Venus and Saturn shine before dawn, with Neptune tucked between them — see if you can spot the ice giant with binoculars or a ...

Starting high in the Northern Hemisphere sky, I’ll be highlighting lots of stuff over the coming weeks and months. I’m going ...

This morning is the best time to catch the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, which should produce about 10 meteors per hour before ...

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was that rare type of comet that arrived with fanfare and lived up to the hype, serving up naked-eye views ...

Two occurrences of the world’s greatest science festival took place last month — one in La Palma, Canary Islands, and one in ...

The space-based observatory, launched at the end of March, released its first set of images, in which a cloud of dust ...

An aperture mask is a simple device for easier observing that increases the effective focal ratio of a telescope.

Arp 184’s single broad arm hints at a unique past, earning it a place in a famous catalog of peculiar galaxies.

An astronomer breaks down 3 key components that allow researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries — and decide when ...