Saturn takes center stage once darkness falls in October. Although the ringed world reached opposition and peak visibility in ...

We’ve checked out a bunch of them to help you find the best star maps app for your needs in 2025. Whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned skywatcher, there’s likely an app that’s perfect for you ...

The recent find of a Pacific tablet etched with star maps dating back 5,000 years has captivated the attention of both ...

Astronomy day 2025 is upon us! To celebrate, we've picked six targets to emphasize the variety and scale of objects visible ...

The Pawnee Star Chart is a series of crosses sprinkled around an oval piece of elk skin. Likely made in the early 17th century by the Skiri (also called the Skidi) band of the Pawnee Nation, the chart ...

Warm mid-August summer nights offer prime conditions for spotting three magnificent star clusters visible to northern-hemisphere skywatchers in the coming months. Star clusters are gravitationally ...

The spiral-bound chart before me appeared vaguely familiar. Clear markings combined with the use of color highlights, ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured amazing imagery of merging galaxies II ZW 96. The merger is located 500 million light ...

"Gaia provides the first accurate view of what our section of the Milky Way would look like from above," Lewis McCallum, an ...

Scientists have used the Gaia Space Telescope to create a 3D map of star kindergartens within the Milky Way, and you can fly ...