A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The European ... the highest-resolution images of our star ever. It will also photograph the sun’s poles for the first time.

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now disintegrating.

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...

Tonight and throughout January, stargazers can see a planetary alignment in the night sky or what some are calling a ...

If you're interested in taking your own impressive skywatching images, we have recommendations ... conjunction with the sun on Feb. 9 and enters the evening sky. By Feb. 19, only 9 degrees from ...

"There is little question that, with its daylight display and spectacular evening apparition in a moonless sky, Comet 2024 G3 ...

As soon as it gets dark, two bright lights become visible—the brightest in the southwest and an almost-as-bright light in the east. What are they?

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

If you're interested in taking your own impressive skywatching images, we have a guide ... Mercury appears in the western sky setting about an hour after the sun. As a morning star, it appears ...