The nearest black hole that we know of at the moment is 1,560 light-years away. There’s probably a black hole lurking within ...

Now that its ancient journey is over, the rock begins a new chapter on Earth. Officially named the McDonough Meteorite, it is ...

The tiny planet Mercury stands 19° west of the Sun in the early-morning sky, located in Cancer near the Beehive Cluster.

Starship flight 10, A USSF mission, a NASA/SpaceX cargo run to the ISS, and multiple Starlink deployments are all launching ...

Astronomers have shattered the cosmic distance record by measuring the distance to the most remote galaxy ever seen in the universe.

One of the last few Titan shadow transits of the year takes place overnight tonight, with several of Saturn’s other moons ...

During the total solar eclipse of Aug. 18, 1868, two astronomers, Pierre Jules César Janssen of France and J. Norman Lockyer ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out as twilight begins on the morning of August 19 to see a thin crescent Moon. Below the Moon, you’ll easily spot Jupiter ...

Prior to flybys, scientists used mathematical laws and observation to determine the characteristics of the planets.

NGC 6910 is a bright open cluster in Cygnus the Swan, visible overnight as the Summer Triangle flies high around local ...

Today in the history of astronomy, the second moon of Mars is discovered.

Using AI, astronomers discover a new type of supernova, SN 2023zkd, the strongest evidence yet of a dying star being ...