July is an excellent month for astrophotographers. The clear summer skies and warm nights help, but what will excite night ...

From the fiery Dragon Eye to the majestic Seagull Nebula, explore 10 breathtaking NASA images that capture the stunning ...

The first ever space telescope, the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 (OAO-2), was launched into the low Earth orbit in ...

The only evening planet for July is Mars, faint red in the west at dusk, and getting lost in the Sun’s glare by August. High ...

Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...

The Magellanic Clouds are two irregular galaxies that orbit the Milky Way. Located approximately 200,000 light-years away, they include the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud.

Astronomers detected a powerful radio signal from near Earth, initially believed to be from a new space object. Check what ...

July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.