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Cygnus and the Milky Way cross the zenith after the end of twilight. Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars await your scope through the night. A thin crescent Moon poses favorably at dawn — because it's cupped.

Astronomers have detected a bubble of hot gas circling our galaxy’s central black hole soon after seeing a flare, suggesting both arose from the same process.

A sentinel in the autumnal sky, Jupiter marks its closest opposition since 1963.

A new study urges caution in interpreting the chemical fingerprints that Webb is collecting of alien worlds.

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of the 14th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.

The mission team has reported results from Perseverance's study of the rocks deposited by the river flowing into Jezero Crater.

The late-night Moon aligns with Mars and Aldebaran. Delta Cephei pulses on high. And constellations all over the sky signal the change from summer to fall.

The James Webb Space Telescope has provided its first views of the Orion Nebula, revealing infant stars and the filaments that feed them.

An icy moon torn apart in Saturn's gravitational field some 150 million years ago could explain why the planet's rings are so young and a host of other puzzles.

Pulses originating almost a billion light-years away hint at extreme physics near a supermassive black hole.

The International Dark-Sky Association celebrates photography's role in the fight against light pollution. Here are this year's contest winners!

Over the past week, the James Webb Space Telescope has captured both its first exoplanet and its first brown dwarf as well as photographed the firestorm of star formation in […]

As the Moon wanes from full to last quarter, passing Jupiter and Mars along the way, darkness returns to the evening sky for constellation spotters and deep-sly observers.

A recent study examines the risk posed to human life by reentering space debris as the number of rocket launches continues to grow.

While we may quibble about how to pronounce its name, there's no denying that Vega is one of the most fascinating and useful stars in the heavens.

Self-doubt is powerful, but it's no match for the stars — as long as you keep heading outside after dark and looking up.

As the Moon waxes from first quarter to full, watch it cross the southernmost zodiac constellations, then pass Saturn and Jupiter. Along the way it occults a Teapot star.

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and tried to figure out what's what? September’s Sky Tour astronomy podcast will heighten your enjoyment of the bright stars and constellations now overhead.

The imminent launch of a BlueWalker satellite, with a giant phased array antenna, portends a brightening night sky. Amateur astronomers can help record these changes with the goal of mitigating them.

New stewardship of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano that hosts some of the world's largest telescopes, could change the face of astronomy at the summit.

Virtual reality offers another way to share astrophotos with friends and the public.