Most planets will be visible to the naked eye, but two will require binoculars or a telescope.

Astronomers have dived into the turbulent and chaotic heart of the Milky Way, discovering hidden chemistry around our galaxy's supermassive black hole.

Six of Earth’s neighboring planets are about to come into view at once — here’s how to use optics to get the most from the ...

How big would a telescope need to be to see Earth’s dinosaurs from 66 million light-years away? Think big—and then think ...

Astronomers have found growing evidence that runaway black holes are hurtling through galaxies at extreme speeds, leaving ...

The next total lunar eclipse that will be fully visible in the Americas will be in 2029.

Total Lunar Eclipse 2026 Blood Moon will be visible on March 3 across North America, East Asia, and Australia. Skywatchers can see totality in the early morning hours in the US. The eclipse will be ...

Fresh observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show how vivid auroras surge through Uranus’s tilted magnetic field ...

Travel back 390 million years after the big bang to the ancient Maisie's Galaxy in this stunning 3D visualization that showcases 5000 galaxies captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. It was ...

Scientists discovered a distant jellyfish galaxy with star-forming "tails" stretching back 8.5 billion years.

Despite the dramatic name, these alignments aren’t exceptionally rare. The last six-planet parade occurred in January 2025, ...