Astronomers describe Mercury as an "inferior planet", because its orbital path around the sun is much closer than that of ...

On Episode 167 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by AJ Gemer of Lunar Outpost, a fast-moving company ...

The innermost planet of our solar system is now well placed for observers.

Summer arrives for northern observers as the Moon visits Venus, Uranus, and Mercury. Plus: globular cluster M15, double star ...

Some planets take the expression "you're your own worst enemy" to the extreme. At least, that's what astronomers found when ...

The first images from the telescope were released earlier this week, and it uses a 3,200-megapixel camera the size of a car.

Hawaii’s significant contribution to science, particularly those discoveries made through telescope installations on two ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out sometime soon and observe the great globular cluster M22 in the constellation Sagittarius the Archer. From a dark site on ...

The pope spoke to students gathered as part of a monthlong astronomy and astrophysics summer school program hosted by the Vatican Observatory.

What's happening in the skies over North Texas this month? July holds some spectacular sights in the night and morning sky.

Almost a thousand of the world’s top space scientists will visit Durham University next week (7 to 11 July) as we host the UK’s National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2025. NAM is the flagship annual event ...

Learn about native plants Tuesday  Take a trip to the LSU Hilltop Arboretum, Tuesday, June 24, for “Rooted in Beauty: Using Louisiana Plants in Cut Flower Arrangements.”  Botanist Jen Blanchard will ...