It’s one of the most incredible naked eye sites in the night sky—and it’s now been imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The Orion Nebula—also known as M42—is a stellar ...

D eep-sky astrophotographers are in for a treat this month, with some of the most beautiful nebulae — and a globular cluster — at their best, though with the solstice on 20 June, astronomical ...

June 22: The waning crescent moon in the east-southeast sky before dawn is above the beautiful and bright Venus. Look for earthshine on the moon . Try taking a smartphone/camera picture.

We often hear about the scientists who study JWST's space images and what they discover, but behind these beautiful works of art are image processors like Joe DePasquale who can spend days, or ...

From the best places to see the northern lights to advancements toward space tourism, Travel + Leisure has the latest news for those with their eye on the sky.

During April 2025, Venus becomes the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, the Lyrids Meteor Shower takes place and the Moon has some nice pairings.

Lie flat on your back and look up, taking in as much of the sky as possible," he said on NASA’s site. "In less than 30 minutes in the dark, your eyes will adapt, and you will begin to see meteors." ...

Kaleidoscopic colors and shapes are only a fraction of the beauty found in this James Webb Space Telescope image of the Pillars of Creation, a star-forming region in the Eagle Nebula some 6,500 to ...

Long before the first astronaut soared into orbit, test pilots had been tantalized by the dark vaulting dome of purple sky where space begins about 50 miles above the earth. As planes flew higher ...

Betelgeuse, the most famous red supergiant star and one of the sky's brightest, will disappear for up to 12 seconds during an ultra-rare occultation by asteroid 319 Leona.

Most are expected to be visible to the naked eye, though not all seven. The alignment is known as a planet parade — a planetary lineup in space from Earth’s perspective.