In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and watch a close pairing of two naked-eye planets: Venus and Saturn. The ...

It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than the door hinge: Cardea. And now, thanks to Clay ...

Find out what the latest and greatest books, telescopes, accessories, and other products in astronomy are this month.

Chile's Atacama Desert is home to some of the best Earth-based observatories, though an energy company is throwing a wrench ...

From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying binoculars or a monocular for ...

A planetary alignment, one of the greatest planetary displays in years, will shortly take place. Also known as a planet ...

Around the turn of the century, 3.8 million people banded together in a real-time search for aliens — with screensavers. It ...

The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...

Photo: Mitchell Clark Astronomy photographers, your time to shine is here. The 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year ...

This week’s Green Sense Minute features Astronomer Laura Trouille, vice president of science engagement at the Adler Planetarium, who discusses a new program that promotes climate action.

The competition is organized by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London, England, in association with BBC Sky at Night ...

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang While Elon Musk’s spaceflight company ...