In 1974 a group of scientists beamed a message into space. The message, meant to be received by an intelligent alien species, ...

Among a "field of galaxies;" the James Webb Space Telescope captured spiral galaxy LEDA 2046648, a billion light-years from ...

There are two hero constellations in the celestial theater of the night sky. In the summer and early autumn, we have Hercules ...

There are two hero constellations in the celestial theater of the Butler night sky. In the summer and early autumn, we have ...

There are two hero constellations in the celestial theater of the Shamokin night sky. In the summer and early autumn, we have ...

South Korean Youngmi Kim's equipment problems have improved, a few South Pole expeditions have begun, and several others are ...

Oh wow, this is cool: an article in Scientific American about the Arecibo message, the first message purposely sent by ...

The piece is written by science writer Nadia Drake — the daughter of Frank Drake, who designed the message — and it digs into the details of how the whole thing came about. I’ve somehow never read ...

• Antares – “Scorpion’s Heart”, a giant red carbon star in Scorpius, found about 550 light-years away, and 10,000 times brighter than our sun! • M4 – a globular cluster of stars, discovered in 1746, ...

This “farthest away” point is known as the planet’s greatest elongation. Since Mercury is in the evening sky, it is east of ...

Fall is an incredible time for amateur astronomers to get out there and look at the night sky. Some of the most recognizable and bright objects that can be seen in the night sky make their ...