Astronomy magazine is proud to announce the winners of its 2026 Astrophotography Contest, presented by Celestron — the ...

The solar system’s most distant planet shares the sky with the nearly Full Moon this evening, with Saturn standing nearby.

Monday, October 26 October’s Full Moon occurs at 12:12 A.M. EDT, shining brightly in both the morning and evening sky. The ...

This small martian satellite, the mission target for MMX, is destined to be shredded, changing the Red Planet forever.

The Orionid meteor shower peaks this morning — the perfect time to watch for shooting stars, as Earth turns into the ...

The planet Mercury stands 25° east of the Sun. View the solar system’s smallest planet, along with the crescent Moon, in the ...

The Wild Duck Cluster is flying through the nighttime sky, a great object to check out during lengthening autumn evenings.

Meteors streak past the stars as the First Quarter Moon shines and Iapetus reaches superior conjunction in the sky this week.

Saturn’s small moon Tethys makes another transit across the disk along with its shadow; several other moons are observable as ...

The biggest galaxy in the Deer Lick Group, galaxy NGC 7331 has lots to offer through a telescope, so track it down tonight.

Saturn’s moon Tethys transits the disk; you may catch it via planetary imaging. Bright Titan is near the planet, visible to ...

Saturn’s two-toned moon Iapetus is now passing south of the ringed planet, making this satellite easier than usual to find.