This swath of dust, which blocks out light from the bright nebula Gum 55 behind it, is known as the Dark Wolf Nebula.

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Every constellation has something within its borders worth tracking down, if you just look hard enough. Here are five to ...

NASA has identified nine locations near the Moon’s south pole for the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17.

A century ago this month, a brash astronomer leaked a discovery that opened our view to the cosmic distance scale and the ...

This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see in the sky.

Rainbows may be a trick of the eye, but they’re also based in fascinating optical physics. Here's how they work and why we ...

Astronauts have voted from the space station since 1997 and have cast ballots in nearly every U.S. presidential election ...

Mars is brightening and the giant planet Jupiter is reaching its best apparition in a decade for Northern Hemisphere ...

Mars’ features are starting to become visible, Mercury appears in the evening sky, and the Trifid Nebula glows in the sky ...

November’s major meteor shower ramps up as the Moon reaches perigee shortly before its Full phase in the sky this week.

As the ISS ages and is eventually decommissioned, private companies may operate the orbital platforms of the future.