As warm spring nights settle over Alabama, stargazers have a treat waiting overhead: the Milky Way. For the next several months, the galaxy’s luminous core spans the sky. No telescope needed—just a ...

While city lights can hamper stargazing, there are a few prime spots in and around the Mother City to catch grand celestial sights.

A striking celestial show will soon rise over the evening horizon, offering skywatchers a bright reminder that spring has officially arrived. The April full moon, commonly known as the Pink Moon, will ...

The gas giant Jupiter will appear to reverse direction in the night sky from tonight (March 10) onward, bringing an end to ...

A sudden, mysterious burst of bright light in the sky could be from a black hole devouring a vast, unusually bare star. In 2018, astronomers spotted a new kind of cosmic explosion that became brighter ...

The Milky Way resides in a cosmic neighborhood called the Local Group that includes more than 50 other galaxies. Those galaxies can be as "small" as a dwarf galaxy, with up to only a few billion stars ...

Here in southern New England, the land of four distinct seasons, spring is on our doorstep. This month's vernal equinox, the moment the sun crosses the equator from south to north, comes at 10:46 a.m.

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

Discover what the night sky reveals this weekend, including Venus and Saturn conjunctions, moon phases, and visible stars. Observing details for March 6–8 provided by Space.com.

A series of striking celestial events will unfold in the night sky during the second half of March 2026. From rare planetary ...

One member of Orion’s gang that lacks celestial luster is just under the foot of the Hunter, the constellation Lepus the Rabbit. As you can see in the diagram, you would be hard-pressed to see how ...