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 ...

We finish our tour of the top five winter deep sky objects with undoubtedly one of the most wonderfully beautiful objects in the sky: M42, more popularly known as the great Orion Nebula.

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 ...

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 ...

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." ...

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.

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.

Diana Robinson / Getty Images. One of the most beautiful national parks in the country, Glacier is known for its rugged Rocky Mountains and pristine lakes. It shares its International Dark Sky ...

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 ...

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.

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.