Pluto will reach its closest approach to Earth and align opposite the Sun on July 25, appearing slightly brighter (magnitude ...

Charles Messier was born in Badonviller, France, on June 26, 1730, the 10th child of court bailiff Nicolas and his wife Françoise. His childhood interest in astronomy was stoked by Comet ...

French astronomer Charles Messier was born on June 26, 1730. Messier published the Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters. A ...

Foreshadowing the great reflecting telescopes of the last century and a half, Lord Rosse managed in 1845 to erect a mighty ...

Published on June 23 first images of the new Vera Rubin Observatory, showing more than 10 million galaxies around the Virgo ...

From him, Messier learned how to scientifically observe celestial objects and precisely document the sightings, including their position. In 1754, like his mentor, he joined the French navy.

Hundreds of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been recorded as part of an enormous global effort so extensive it 'rivals the catalog of deep-sky objects created by Messier 250 years ago', astronomers say.

The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered in 1773 by Charles Messier, who began a catalog of deep-sky objects, now known as the Messier Catalog. Local astronomer Max Byerly, who took this photograph ...

A Messier marathon is an endeavor, often coordinated by amateur astronomers, aimed at spotting as many Messier objects as possible within a single night. The Messier catalog, compiled by French ...

Those objects include galaxies, nebulas, and star clusters from across the universe. The Cedar Amateur Astronomers began hosting Messier Marathon events in 2004, viewing objects such as the ...

Called the Messier marathon, it’s a skywatching challenge that prompts astronomers to spot all 110 galaxies, nebulas and star clusters in the Messier catalog, a list of objects started by 18th ...