ESA has just released the first-ever images taken of the Sun's south pole, as seen this year by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft.

As June brings us the summer solstice, these new products will help you get the most from warmer nights spent at the ...

A cloud of energetic gas lit up by a collision of galaxies spans nearly 20 million light-years, leading astronomers to ...

June’s Full Moon is also called the Strawberry Moon, but don’t let the name fool you — it won’t be turning pink in the sky!

Here’s an oddball open star cluster I bet you’ve never seen — it’s catalogued as Pismis-Moreno 1. Lying at a high declination ...

Polaris, which lies roughly 430 light-years from Earth, marks the end of the Little Dipper’s handle. Alternatively, it’s the ...

Eugene Parker, pioneer of theoretical solar and plasma astrophysics, was born June 10, 1927. Parker revolutionized the field ...

A nearly Full Moon passes close to the ruby-red star at the heart of the Scorpion, visible in the early-morning hours.

Jupiter joins Mercury in early twilight as Mars lingers with Leo after dark. Saturn is visible in the morning, meeting ...

Following a multimillion-dollar expansion program in recent times, sudden harsh science cuts are challenging America’s ...

Although the astronomers royal post is largely honorary today, it has long been a title awarded to the most prominent ...

The move — reportedly motivated by Isaacman’s past support of Democratic politicians — leaves NASA leaderless amid massive ...