Past theories put a collision between the two—resulting in a new elliptical galaxy dubbed Milkomeda—as probable if not inevitable. Some predictions had that happening within 5 billion years ...

Felton Davis offered thousands of strangers a close-up view of the Moon and planets orbiting New York City. Now he’s passing ...

This is a good time to see the Milky Way, which is part of our own galaxy. Looking to the south from late evening ... In the pre-dawn sky, Saturn is in the south east and lower down in the east is ...

"Being off even a little bit represents hundreds or thousands of kilometers in distance on the surface of the Earth." ...

Uranus will also be on show, if you fancy a more challenging target. Early risers are in for a celestial treat on July 5, ...

The outlook is promising for future long-term monitoring of planets across multiple wavelengths. Infrared imaging data from ...

Japan’s Himawari weather satellites, designed to watch Earth, have quietly delivered a decade of infrared snapshots of Venus.

A team from the University of Tokyo, led by visiting researcher Gaku Nishiyama, realized that the instrument would be able to ...

A swarm of giant city-killer asteroids hiding near Venus poses an “invisible threat” to life on Earth, astronomers have warned in a new study. These space rocks, known as co-orbital asteroids ...

This galaxy glows meekly at magnitude 14.4 and spans a mere 3.6’ by 0.8’, so a dark sky and a telescope of 10- or 12-inches is normally required to spot it.

Serena and Venus Williams are taking their sister act to the airwaves. The pair of tennis legends announced Tuesday that they'll be launching a video podcast this summer in partnership with the social ...