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The Moon occults Regulus in twilight or bright afternoon for most of North America. Venus lines up between Aldebaran and the Pleiades. Sirius nears its heliacal setting.
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope might have caught the signature of the universe's first stars.
NASA has announced that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is all set for a September launch.
Astronomers have located the edge of the Milky Way’s star-forming disk for the first time, showing that star formation is focused within 40,000 light-years of our galactic center.
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a deep look at the rings around the ice giant Uranus and found a new mystery to be solved.
The Proba 3 mission flies two spacecraft in precise formation to create an artificial eclipse and obtain close views of the solar wind as it leaves the Sun.
State-of-the-art simulations shed light on how galaxies die — and how we can determine the cause of death.
The crew of Artemis 2 reported six flashes of light while passing behind the Moon. We've seen those kinds of flashes before.
The waxing Moon this week visits Venus, the Pleiades, and the Jupiter-Pollux-Castor triangle, then it occults Regulus in a bright sky.
Watch Regulus disappear and reappear before your eyes during its last North American occultation in the current cycle.
Sky & Telescope editors made their annual pilgrimage to the Northeast Astronomy Forum to check out new astro-gear and meet up with contributors and readers alike.
The close pass of Apophis is nothing to fear. Will you be watching on Friday, April 13, 2029, when this asteroid glides across the sky?
Astronomers have uncovered evidence that two planets collided around a young star, revealing how giant impacts sculpt baby solar systems.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will discover up to 500,000 solar system objects every year. It’s already starting to deliver on that promise.
A thin crescent Moon points the way to super-difficult Mercury and Mars low in the dawn, then the opposite crescent plays with bold Venus and the Pleiades in evening twilight.
The weekend of April 11–12 marks the return of the world’s largest astronomy and space expo with telescopes, cameras, and activities for the entire family.
Scientists have unveiled a new dynamic view of our world at night, showing for the first time a night-by-night view of changes in light pollution.
The Artemis 2 crew set records and provided amazing views — with more to come — as they journeyed around the Moon.
A glimpse of a stellar cluster ties generations together.
Arcturus, the Spring Star, is on its way up in the east. Vega, the Summer Star, rises later in the evening. Jupiter shines high toward the southwest.

