The object is designated Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), as it was first reported by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...

If you’ve been outside after dark recently, you’ll have noticed two very bright lights in the sky. Here’s what you need to ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

What better way is there to welcome 2025 than wishing upon a star? How about 200 stars? Stargazers can ring in the new year ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique image that revealed 44 individual stars in a galaxy 6.5 billion light ...

January's sky brings a planet parade, Mars opposition, and the Quadrantid meteor shower. Enjoy Venus and Saturn's close ...

Venus will pass to the north of the much-fainter bluish star Regulus (in Leo, the Lion) on the morning of Sept. 19; the planet and star will appear low in the east-northeast predawn sky, separated by ...

The Quadrantids’ radiant lies in the now-defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis, a region of the sky occupied by Boötes. It’s ...

The Planetary Society website explained that the comet got its name "from how it was discovered. The '2024 G3' comes from it ...

Summer nights mean late sunsets and lingering twilight, but January exceeds expectations with fine views of Venus, Jupiter, ...

Astronomers are often asked how the casual observer can distinguish planets from bright stars in the night sky.