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Buying Guide The best telescopes for kids are easy to use, accessible to beginners and you can get your stargazers started with April's spectacular full moon.

Buying Guide Ready to start your astronomy journey? We've rounded up the best telescopes, in time for April's full moon.

I think we know who's supplying the c(r)atering for this dance party.

The brilliant blue-white star lighting up the red nebula Sh2-46 hints at a dynamic and possibly fleeting encounter that could reshape the nebula's appearance over time.

The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

The Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on May 10, but exactly when and where remains unknown.

After a pair of satellites failed to reach their desired orbit around the moon last year, China used a novel gravity "slingshot" tactic to get the satellites in the correct spot.

The Virtual Telescope Project aims to observe the anticipated reentry of the former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft as it plunges toward Earth during a live webcast on May 9.

NASA is no longer asking U.S. companies for proposals to get the ice-hunting VIPER rover to the moon but still hasn't given up on the mission.