In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the ...

From new exoplanetary neighbors and a weakening dark energy to the best evidence for life on Mars and an interstellar comet ...

In a year packed full of phenomenal cometary capers, astrophotographer Dan Bartlett captured a staggering image of comet ...

Scientists discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet’s total to 274. Many of these moons are “only a few ...

Astronomers have spotted AT2025ulz, a rare dual explosion — a supernova and a kilonova — that may be the first-ever observed ...

Astronomy stories of 2026 include the return of a total solar eclipse to the Artemis II mission that aims for humans ...

The Quadrantids will be harder to see than usual due to the bright full moon. Here's how to get the best views.

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the evening and early morning ...

New observations of a nearby red giant star suggest that a long-standing explanation for how giant stars spread life’s ...

The first pulsar was discovered in 1967 by Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Finding these mysterious signals forever changed astronomy.

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Earth's nearest celestial neighbor is set to take center stage in 2026, with major lunar missions and a rare solar eclipse ...