“Weather can be the biggest problem in stargazing activities, but Mississippi is blessed with dark, clear skies to stargaze ...

Alexandria Echo Press reporter Lisa Johnson and Astro Bob talk about the Milky Way, galaxies in Virgo, and Bob's latest award ...

William Optics’ newest machined aluminum refractor captures fine detail for imagers and its size makes it easily portable ...

Today, we know that M44 contains about 1,000 gravitationally bound stars, and that it’s about 577 light-years away from Earth ...

A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the ...

Stars and planets are formed from so-called molecular clouds. Now, using a new method, a particularly close one has been discovered and christened "Eos".

Starting tonight and continuing for two weeks, we can watch the moon travel from just past new moon all the way to full moon.

The predawn hours of April 28 will see a planetary triangle form in the night sky, as Venus makes a close approach to Saturn following a conjunction, while Neptune, invisible to the naked eye, will ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

Pulling the plastic bins down the rough pavement of my driveway, I stare up at a smattering of stars and planets. I can’t see that many; the band of the Milky Way that I used to see nightly when I ...

The close alignment of Venus, Saturn, and a crescent moon created a formation resembling a smiling face during a rare cosmic event.

For celestial enthusiasts, the past several days have been a celebration of the night. This week is International Dark Sky Week. Founded in 2003 by Jennifer Barlow, then a 15-year-old high school ...