Latest articles by Anthony Wood
The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where the vast majority of the Milky Way's stars are concentrated.
Artemis 2 astronauts saw Earth slip from view during their lunar flyby on Flight Day 6.
NASA's Artemis Program seeks to place American boots close to the moon's south pole.
Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) belongs to a rare group of sungrazing comets.
"we have a beautiful moon rise, we're headed right at it."
It started with an Instagram message, and ended on the silver screen.
Here's where you need to be to see the Artemis 2 moon rocket launch with your own eyes.
The "Pink Moon" will rise on the same day Artemis 2 is due to launch a crew of 4 to lunar space.
The Antennae galaxies are witnessed in the process of merging into a single elliptical galaxy.
The moon will sweep past the 1,000-strong stellar beehive overnight on March 27-28.
The king of the planets meets a waxing half moon at sunset on March 26.
"For a brief instant, I simply stood there, stunned. Then instinct took over".
The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery.
Here's how to spot the Pleiades before they become lost in the glow of the setting sun.
The fireball shattered with the force of 26 tons of TNT, potentially spreading shards over a swathe of Texas land.
A massive stellar wind bubble sculpts the nebula into the shape of the Norse god's famous helmet.
The Pleiades is a 1,000-strong open star cluster in the constellation Taurus.
Catch the soft glow of earthshine as a young crescent moon appears low after sunset.
The rare meteor exploded with the force of 250 tons of TNT.
Winter constellations shine defiantly in the face of spring as galaxy season and zodiacal light beckon.
No major meteor showers are active at this time.
Astrophotographer Emil Andronic captured a gorgeous blue reflection nebula glowing inside the red clouds of Orion's Head in the constellation Orion.
Spring skies reveal some of the best galaxies visible to backyard telescopes.
