Earth's moon is occasionally illuminated by flickers, glows or beams of light. What are these mysterious lights?

The best time to observe the Orionids will be after midnight on the night of Tuesday, October 21, when the radiant is high.

"Breathtaking" images of a stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope are revealing intricate details about how stars and planetary systems form. The images, released ...

Scientists are using modern technology to peer heavenward. This is an Inside Science story. Since ancient times, people gazing up at the night sky have seen animals, gods and goddesses, and other ...

The peak of the2025 Orionid meteor shower coincides with the New Moon, meaning you should be able to see even faint meteors ...

Don't miss the moon, Jupiter and the stars of the constellation Orion rise along the southern horizon on Oct. 12.

The night sky will host one of autumn's best meteor showers at the start of the new week as the Orionids reach their annual ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, October 17The Summer Triangle is now sinking in the west late ...

The Radcliffe wave. The clouds that comprise this structure are highlighted in red and superimposed on an artist's illustration of the Milky Way. The location of the sun is highlighted by the yellow ...

Rising around midnight and nearly 50° high in the south two hours before sunrise is Orion the Hunter, one of autumn’s premier constellations. As the season progresses, Orion will rise earlier and ...