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

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was that rare type of comet that arrived with fanfare and lived up to the hype, serving up naked-eye views ...

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...

Once you remember that the sun also orbits the solar system's common center of mass, it all makes sense. Our sun is wobbling, ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible ...

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

For those of you who love to do some stargazing during the warmer months, now is a great time to get outside and look up.