On October 23, the Moon will pass 0.5° south of Antares, observable low in the southwest approximately 40 minutes after sunset, potentially revealing earthshine and Mare Crisium with binoculars.

China is preparing for the Shenzhou-21 crewed mission, targeting the Tiangong space station. The mission's launch, utilizing a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, is ...

On October 25, Saturn's moon Iapetus reaches inferior conjunction, positioned 1.3′ north of Saturn and shining at approximately 11th magnitude, making it easier to observe near its parent planet.

Astronomers have detected the first tidal disruption event (TDE), designated AT2024tvd, occurring 2,600 light-years outside its host galaxy's core, exhibiting intense, rapidly evolving radio signals.

All the black holes that astronomers have seen fall into one of three categories: stellar-mass black holes, intermediate-mass black holes, and supermassive black holes. Each is more massive than our ...

Jupiter will be observable in Gemini, passing 7° south of Pollux at 11 A.M. EDT, with a visual magnitude of –2.2. The prominent stars Pollux and Castor are described, with Pollux noted as a magnitude ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has not disappointed — and we have the pictures now to prove it. The comet, formally known as C/2023 A3, was first discovered in January 2023 by Purple Mountain Observatory in ...

On October 22, the Moon will achieve two close conjunctions, passing 5° south of Mars and 2° south of Mercury, before reaching its orbital apogee at 406,445 km (252,553 miles) from Earth. Observers ...

The upcoming Full Moon, occurring at 11:48 P.M. EDT, is designated as the traditional Hunter’s Moon, and for this specific event, also as a Super Moon and the 2025 Harvest Moon. A Super Moon is ...

A recent study proposes that future Mars missions should prioritize searching for microbial life or its preserved remains within the planet's ice, rather than in its rocks, clay, or soil. Researchers ...

New research has identified 41 small-scale landslides on the lunar surface that formed since 2009, indicating the Moon is more geologically active than previously understood. Analysis of ...

The Space Store, an e-commerce retailer of space-themed merchandise since 1996, has opened its first physical store in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The store, owned by Firecrown, is described as the ...