Saturn’s two-toned moon reaches its greatest western elongation, when it shines brightest far west of the ringed planet.

June’s Full Moon is also called the Strawberry Moon, but don’t let the name fool you — it won’t be turning pink in the sky!

ESA has just released the first-ever images taken of the Sun's south pole, as seen this year by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft.

A nearly Full Moon passes close to the ruby-red star at the heart of the Scorpion, visible in the early-morning hours.

A cloud of energetic gas lit up by a collision of galaxies spans nearly 20 million light-years, leading astronomers to ...

As June brings us the summer solstice, these new products will help you get the most from warmer nights spent at the ...

The solar system’s largest and smallest planets meet in the evening sky, standing 2° apart shortly after sunset.

Earth’s companion has allowed astronomers to define lunar cycles, navigate without technology, and understand celestial ...

Here’s an oddball open star cluster I bet you’ve never seen — it’s catalogued as Pismis-Moreno 1. Lying at a high declination ...

Jupiter joins Mercury in early twilight as Mars lingers with Leo after dark. Saturn is visible in the morning, meeting ...

Polaris, which lies roughly 430 light-years from Earth, marks the end of the Little Dipper’s handle. Alternatively, it’s the ...

The most recent nearby supernova, SN 1987A, was in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Milky Way’s youngest known supernova is ...