I/ATLAS comet is the 3rd-ever object discovered that originated from outside our solar system. It's not a threat, approaches ...

NASA’s SPHEREx has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, which are invisible to the human eye but can be used to ...

The final ESA/Webb Picture of the Month feature for 2025 showcases a festive-looking region filled with glowing clouds of gas ...

It’s more than the 50 stars on the flag—the American story is suffused with celestial imagery and astronomical symbols.

In the cold dark of the constellation Ophiuchus, a faint, wraithlike shell of gas is quietly advertising the fate that awaits ...

With dark skies and high activity expected, the Geminid meteor shower will peak overnight on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13 and ...

Dürer's 1515 star charts were a game-changer for European courts, proving an obsession with astrology is nothing new ...

This striking image reveals a glittering cosmic formation dubbed a "diamond ring" — a vast, glowing structure of gas and dust appearing as a circular loop with a bright clump on one side. About 20 ...

A map of stars in the night sky, created long ago by Native Americans, continues to baffle scientists. An early seventeenth century elk skin star chart from the Skiri Pawnee measures 15 by 22 inches.

A stargazer in Yorkshire, England, enjoys the view as the Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. (Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images) Two meteor showers will dazzle the night sky this month, ...

Two meteor showers will dazzle the night sky this month, along with a brilliant super harvest moon starting this week. The Draconids and the Orionids are the two major meteor showers happening in ...