Just above the moon will be Mars, shining with a steady orange glow. Both the moon and Mars will be in the Gemini ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has sent back its first starry image, a significant milestone as it makes its way toward Jupiter’s moon Europa. The image, released by NASA this week, is a mosaic of a ...

The Dwarf 3 is great for astrophotography beginners, but it also has lots of useful tools for more experienced hobbyists.

An Apollo 16 astronaut has revealed why a family portrait has been sitting on the moon for over half a century ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...

UK astrophotographer Josh Dury on night-sky success, his passion for documenting natural skies, a brand-new book and an ...

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

However, anyone with a good pair of binoculars, or a small backyard ... of March, night by night, we can watch Mercury climb higher in the western sky, while the Waxing Crescent Moon tracks ...

Dr Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford and author of A Brief History of Black Holes (Photo ... be low in the sky. The next night, on Saturday, the moon will move ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are already visible in the night sky. Here's why it matters to scientists.

That meant the moon was bright and it made it more difficult to spot Mars. A few netizens commented that Mars looked like “a normal star” in the sky. Mr Yee Yin Cheong, a property agent who ...

So no moon around. That means more chances of seeing fainter meteors. So Lyrids is the one I got circled. IRA FLATOW: And if you’re lucky enough to have a telescope or a nice pair of binoculars, what ...