A new comet approaching the sun has caught the attention of astronomers, primarily because of its lineage. It appears to ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during February 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

We connected with Florian Winkler to learn how he created such an elegant and informative map that invites exploration.

Dark matter makes up the majority of the universe. A new sky map provides clues about its influence on the visible part of ...

If you look at any star atlas published before 1930, you will see what appear to be random lines defining the constellations. Before this date, constellation boundaries had not been formalized. Modern ...

Help map Somerset’s night skies with CPRE Somerset’s Star Count, 14–21 Feb. Join this citizen science project to measure light pollution ...

Scientists have created the highest resolution map of the dark matter that threads through the universe—showing its influence ...

Scientists have created the sharpest map yet of dark matter, offering new insight into the invisible force that holds galaxies together.

Sky Shorts author says Orion a favorite constellation, and shares key details to find and appreciate its beauty.

After a year of protests from astronomers, authorities have abandoned plans for a giant, light-polluting renewable-energy ...

“By revealing dark matter with unprecedented precision, our map shows how an invisible component of the Universe has ...

Ancient Greek astronomers made important observations regarding the night sky long before the first ...