Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, may become the next brilliant comet. The brightnesses of such objects, however, are notoriously difficult to predict. But if it continues ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher describes the upcoming conjunction of two bright objects in the evening sky. On October 5th, you’ll see a great pairing of the crescent Moon and Venus very close ...

Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly, after Begelman, Blandford & Rees (1980) The recently detected background hum cannot yet be separated into its components well enough to finally say for sure whether ...

Astronomy Photographer of the Year, the annual photo competition showcasing all things space, is back. Ed Bloomer, senior ...

too soon” in the September 2023 Astronomy). Prevailing theory held that the first galaxies were relatively small clouds of gas, stars, and dust that slowly grew into the majestic spirals and ...

Astronomers have long investigated the effects of totality on the animal kingdom. Results vary from eclipse to eclipse and location to location, leaving one to wonder just what specific aspects of ...

An algorithm that detects streaks of light in telescope images could help to counter a growing threat to astronomy.

Later this month, an asteroid called 2024 PT5 will be joining Earth's orbit, becoming a mini-moon. The mini-moon will be in ...

Note that binoculars are needed to view Neptune. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly The occultation begins around 5 A.M. MDT Tuesday morning, when the Moon and Saturn are just 10° above the western ...

The founder of Astronomy Ireland has urged people to “book Wednesday off work” to see a rare eclipse of the moon. Described ...

NSF & the Simons Foundation will jointly fund two new National AI Research Institutes for astronomy. Each institute will ...

Astronomy Photographer of the Year, the annual photo competition showcasing all things space, is back. Ed Bloomer, senior ...