For centuries, people have looked to the stars to understand themselves, trusting the zodiac signs to reveal personality, ...
A team of astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first 3D atmospheric map of an exoplanet. The fiery WASP-18b, a massive “ultra-hot Jupiter,” revealed striking temperature ...
Geographical rules apply. Astronomy James Webb Space Telescope reveals thick cosmic dust of Sagittarius B2, the most enormous star-forming cloud in the Milky Way — Space photo of the week Astronomy ...
Over the first weekend of the month, the Moon and Saturn will appear close together, a rare and easily visible celestial ...
The most prominent clouds here are RCW 94, which represents the right wing of the bat, and RCW 95, which forms the body, while the other parts of the bat have no official designation. Credit: ...
Halloween is upon us and the 2025 spooky season is abuzz with talk of three cosmic visitors — Comet Lemmon, Comet SWAN and the interstellar traveler 3I ATLAS — said to be haunting the night sky. But ...
When the rings are close to edgewise, they appear less bright, presenting a fine opportunity to observe Saturn’s moons. The brightest, Titan, has a 16-day orbit, and appears farthest east of the ...
This star chart shows the constellation Perseus, visible in the northeast on fall nights nights. The Double Cluster is ...
For Halloween, our space photo of the day shows a brilliant orange sunset over Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona.
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Potentially the largest and brightest supermoon of 2025 will rise in early November. Here's how to view it in Illinois.