The International Space Station (ISS) scrolling across the sun, a relative close-up of a comet and an otherworldly tree framed by rotating stars are all shortlisted for this year’s ZWO Astronomy ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

The world's largest telescope continues to take shape on the Cerro Armazones mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert. In a recent update describing the progress of the construction of the Extremely Large ...

Skywatchers of Arizona might not have to wait long to see the first comet of 2025. Comet ATLAS C/2024 G3, also known simply as Comet G3, is currently headed toward the sun on its 160,000-year trip ...

Take a visual look back at an unforgettable year as Record photographer Clifford Oto picks out his favorite photos from each ...

Last Quarter Moon occurs at 8:28 P.M. EST, leaving most of the evening dark for deep-sky observing. About two hours after sunset, you’ll find the Great Square of Pegasus high in the southeastern sky.

Bioluminescence glows in the surf as Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, Venus and the Milky Way set over the Pacific Ocean on Oct. 26. Though the comet was brighter and the sky clearer a few nights ...

The comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was visible to the naked eye, and even better with binoculars, most of last month. (Credit: Daniel Franc) There have been a number of astronomical events over the ...

While many backyard astronomers were waking up early to catch a glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and its stunning anti-tail, another comet was making its way through our solar system. C/2024 C1 ...

A geomagnetic storm, the largest supermoon of the year, a comet and an eerie fireball were among the skywatching treats that haunted the night sky of October 2024. When you purchase through links on ...

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