Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

The total lunar eclipse will begin around 1:09 a.m. on March 14. This happens when the moon passes through the earth’s shadow ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

The discovery of the dwarf galaxy Andromeda XXXV --located roughly 3 million light-years away and the smallest yet found in the Andromeda system -- is forcing astronomers to rethink how galaxies ...

Over 50,000 submissions are made for images on U.S. stamps every year, and out of those, about 40 are turned into real stamps ...

This is the fourth comet Gröller has discovered, but given its extraordinary distance, it was the most exciting find, he says ...

Night owls and astronomy enthusiasts will want to look up in the skies late tonight in Colorado, and hope there aren’t too ...

Skywatchers in the Borderland are in for a treat as a total lunar eclipse will be visible tonight, with El Paso in the direct path of totality. The eclipse will begin tonight, March 13 and continue ...

Skywatchers in the Borderland are in for a treat as a total lunar eclipse will be visible tonight, with El Paso in the direct path of totality. The eclipse will begin tonight, March 13 and continue ...

You thought Saturn's 146 moons were impressive? Think again. The ringed planet's moon count has nearly doubled with the official recognition of 128 new Saturnian moons, bringing its total to an ...

Astronomer Percival Lowell founded his Arizona stargazing lab in 1894 to aid in his search for life on Mars. While that quest is still ...

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Wednesday night (March 12). A Falcon 9 rocket ...