The Eagle Nebula is located about 5,700 light-years from Earth in the summertime constellation Serpens. The dark, finger-like clouds in its core, also known as the Pillars of Creation and made famous ...

Observing the night sky through a telescope is one of life’s great joys, and a wonderful way to learn about space and the universe beyond our planet. But perhaps even better is sharing that experience ...

The Celestron Astro Fi telescope features in our best telescopes guide and now it comes with a $230 discount thanks to these savings at Adorama, Amazon and Walmart. When you purchase through links on ...

Astronomy is one of the fastest changing sciences, and the equipment we use to explore and record the universe is advancing just as quickly. Smart telescopes epitomize the evolving equipment scene, ...

If you have questions you would like answered on Astro Brief, email them to Dr. Mike Reed at mikereed@missouristate.edu. Astro Brief is a podcast collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, ...

In this Webb image of the face-on spiral galaxy NGC 628 jagged clouds of gas and dust stand out in stark shades of orange and red. The galaxy resides in Pisces, about 32 million light-years from Earth ...

Workshop takes place Saturdays, 9/6, 9/20, 10/4, 10/18, and 11/1 from 10am - 12pm Pacific / 1pm - 3pm Eastern. Astro 101: Imaging the Universe with Your eVscope is a brand-new 5-part online workshop ...

The annual Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) was held over the weekend of April 5 and 6 at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York. Organized by the Rockland Astronomy Club, NEAF is one of the ...

"We will always listen to and learn from the community," says Yuko Kakazu, the Education, Outreach, and Broader Impacts manager for the Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory (TIO) and the ...

If you have questions you would like answered on Astro Brief, email them to Dr. Mike Reed at mikereed@missouristate.edu.

Nebulous age In the Ask Astro column of the April 2026 issue is a photograph of planetary nebula NGC 6302. The caption says ...

Join the Ladakh Astro Week 2026 for a week of astronomy, stargazing, and workshops under pristine Himalayan night skies.