A spectacular aurora stretching across the night sky, enormous clouds of interstellar dust, and distant celestial objects ...

An ambitious astrophotography project has brought together 110 remarkable celestial objects in a single cosmic mosaic, showcasing the galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae cataloged by 18th-century ...

The search for evidence of what happened during the universe’s first instants — and a long-sought confirmation of the theory of cosmological inflation — is now fully underway. After two years ...

For centuries, humans have looked at the night sky to understand the universe, but many of its secrets remained hidden beyond the reach of ordinary telescopes. Some of the most important discoveries ...

Astronomy magazine is proud to announce the winners of its 2026 Astrophotography Contest, presented by Celestron — the magazine’s first photo contest in 13 years.

Here, we apply an anthropological lens to expand this scope to surface technosignatures: non-random, intentional patterning on planetary terrain, similar to long-lasting human-made landscapes and ...

The veil of secrecy surrounding an orbital mystery has been lifted after the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) released ...

An hour after sunset this evening, you’ll find the waxing crescent Moon low in the southwest, hanging above the back of Scorpius and just off the spout of Sagittarius’ Teapot. Zoom in with a telescope ...

Researchers have discovered a white dwarf surrounded by a debris disk with 2 separate rings. It offers a possible glimpse of ...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Florida Polytechnic University police have introduced a new aerial patrol vehicle they say could help officers monitor campus and respond to emergencies. The vehicle, named “Astro”, ...

Astronomers have found a vast reservoir of hydrogen with something conspicuously missing: detectable starlight. The object, ...