July stargazing is certainly a late show, but it’s worth losing some sleep over because it’s now prime time for summer ...

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

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

Learn about the history of planetariums, are turning 100 in 2025, and check out the special source of Canton's own light ...

The Owl Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula — a type of object that yields glimpses of stellar death in slow motion.

July stargazing is certainly a late show, but it is worth losing some sleep over because it is now prime time for summer ...

The night sky in July a phenomenon that reminds skywatchers how remarkable it is just to be alive and to experience such ...

July stargazing is certainly a late show, but it's worth losing some sleep over because it’s prime time for summer ...

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

The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about ...

The Andromeda galaxy is also known as Messier 31. It is a spiral galaxy located about 2.5 million light-years from Earth. On ...

Earth’s orbit gets messier: Thousands of new debris join junkyard in space ... the breakup of a Chinese Long March CZ-6A rocket stage alone added about 650 catalogued debris objects to orbital ...