The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including two galaxies visible to the naked eye and a rare glimpse of the ...

The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum ...

Plus, catch Saturn and Neptune at their brightest; spy the "string of pearls" galaxy; and a close encounter of the moon and ...

If you've ever taken a few minutes out of your day to look at old footage and photographs of astronauts bouncing around on the Moon, you may notice a lack of stars in the background. The rest of this ...

Our vast expanse of outer space provides endless star, moon, and planet gazing opportunities that truly define the term ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Regina Barber and Geoff Brumfiel of Short Wave about a new moon mission, a global map of fishing ships, and mysterious rings of radio waves. It is time for our ...

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