This month’s full “Strawberry Moon” graces the night sky on June 11, putting on a spectacular show as the fully-lit disk of Earth’s natural satellite rides low over the southeastern
This month’s full “Strawberry Moon” graces the night sky on June 11, putting on a spectacular show as the fully-lit disk of Earth’s natural satellite rides low over the southeastern
On two separate nights in May, a strange blue laser sliced through the skies over the Oxfordshire, England countryside, leaving skywatchers baffled. Astrophotographer and astronomy communicator Mary McIntyre captured the
SpaceX launched the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM early Saturday morning (June 7), adding another spacecraft to the company’s broadcasting constellation. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying SXM-10 lifted off from Florida’s
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, on Friday (June 5) unveiled his legislative directives for Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill. Those
This guide is for those just starting to explore the fantastic world of binocular observation. Whether it’s stargazing or observing birds from a bird hide, we will walk you through
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, located on the summit of Haleakalā on the island of Maui, Hawaii, captured the sharpest-ever images of the sun’s surface.
Mercury and Jupiter will fit within the field of view of a pair of 10×50 binoculars (denoted by the yellow circle) after sunset on June 7. (Image credit: Starry Night)
A European Mars probe captured a stunning view of a Martian crater that’s rich in many of the features that help scientists reconstruct the planet’s dynamic history over billions of
At the very largest scales, galaxies are not scattered around randomly. Instead, they form a pattern called the cosmic web. In fact, this is the largest pattern found in nature,
Amazon’s second fleet of internet satellites now has a target launch date. The stack of 27 satellites, part of Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation, is scheduled to launch on a United






