It's easy to get lost in a clear night sky full of stars. It can feel like a random mess of lights without a little guidance.

Spring skies reveal some of the best galaxies visible to backyard telescopes.

The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is alarmed by the threat to ground-based astronomy posed by proposals put forward by ...

A guide to finding Lynx and its hidden galaxies between Ursa Major and Auriga.

According to our recent weather forecasts, the return of Red-winged Blackbirds, and sights of robins, spring is here. However ...

A portrait of Orion and the northern winter Milky Way, on a February night, 2020. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) One of the most famous and recognizable ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere). Check my main feed for more in-depth articles ...

Spring is a great time for stargazing with the night sky still dark enough to spot celestial events without the biting chill ...

Everyone likes to stare at the sky at night, and when we look at the stars, it makes us feel at ease, which can help us sleep ...

The number of these circumpolar stars increases as you move toward the North Pole. There are no circumpolar stars at the equator. Every star and constellation rises in the east and sets in the west ...

Guest columnist Travis Gates, a lifelong lover of nature, is marketing specialist for the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center. For those willing to brave a little cold air, our winter skies can be the ...

Bill Murphy became interested in the night sky as a kid in the 1960s, as man was attempting to land on the moon.