In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the ...

Scientists discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet’s total to 274. Many of these moons are “only a few ...

Astronomers have spotted AT2025ulz, a rare dual explosion — a supernova and a kilonova — that may be the first-ever observed ...

Astronomy stories of 2026 include the return of a total solar eclipse to the Artemis II mission that aims for humans ...

While surveying distant worlds beyond our solar system, researchers unexpectedly obtained the first direct images showing ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the evening and early morning ...

New observations of a nearby red giant star suggest that a long-standing explanation for how giant stars spread life’s ...

A look at the most-read space stories of 2025, covering satellite activity, space missions, scientific discoveries, and natural events observed from Earth ...

In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar ...

The first pulsar was discovered in 1967 by Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Finding these mysterious signals forever changed astronomy.

Often considered the strongest meteor shower of the year, the Geminids produce numerous colorful meteors every hour. During ...

Earth's nearest celestial neighbor is set to take center stage in 2026, with major lunar missions and a rare solar eclipse ...