In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the open star cluster M35, which lies at the feet of the constellation ...
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
The Red Planet comes closest to Earth, disappears behind the Moon in an occultation, and finally reaches opposition in the ...
Let's take a look at some of these beautiful star cluster images captured by NASA. Hubble captured two massive star clusters ...
Cassiopeia (pronounced kass ee oh pee' uh) the Queen is one of the first constellations amateur astronomers come to recognize ...
On Jan. 9, skywatchers can watch the dark limb of the 82%-illuminated waxing gibbous moon creep across this beloved star cluster, popularly known as the "Seven Sisters." The details vary depending ...
A few young stars shine through dense clouds of gas and dust in the Orion Nebula’s Trapezium embedded cluster, 1,500 light-years from Earth. This glittering group of stars, shining through the ...
A rundown of some of the exciting sky events — including meteor showers and the first total lunar eclipse for the U.S. since ...
Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The open star cluster NGC 330, which lies around 180,000 light-years away inside the Small ... [+] Magellanic Cloud. Did we ...
NASA has drawn comparison between a celestial formation and a holiday wreath, referring to the recently spotted star and dust cloud cluster as a "cosmic wreath." "'Tis the season... to gaze into ...