What we celebrate today as Halloween has its beginnings in a thousands-of-years old Celtic tradition based on the Seven ...

The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chance to see Mercury without a telescope and a ...

Mercury currently appears as a bright "evening star" in the southwestern sky at sunset. Mercury will reach its greatest ...

If there is one star that serves to announce the arrival of fall as the leaves have begun to turn, unquestionably that title ...

As a result, spacecraft such as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the venerable Voyager 1 probe are now household ...

This one is active until November 20 and will peak next Wednesday night. It’s a weaker shower, producing around 10 meteors ...

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including two galaxies visible to the naked eye and a rare glimpse of the ...

The Astronomical Society is bringing the night sky down to Earth with the Cosmic Carnival on Saturday, Nov. 1. "It's the celebration of science and astronomy," Lynne Olson, The Astronomical Society ...

On a cool night in August, more than 100 people gathered in a dark corner on Frisco Main Street. The lights at the Frisco ...

And considerably removed from this summer retinue, brilliant topaz Arcturus holds forth in solitary splendor in the western sky. Double color Probably the most colorful double star in the night sky ...

Hello everyone! Make sure you look for Venus in the early morning eastern sky because it’s not going to be there much longer.

How can artificial intelligence (AI) help astronomers identify celestial objects in the night sky? This is what a recent ...