Emma Chapman's "The Echoing Universe" is a vivid survey of the hidden parts of the cosmos and those who seek them out.

Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above Arizona's Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Astronomers have discovered a giant, 500-light-year-wide cavity between two star-forming regions in the constellations Perseus and Taurus. An ancient supernova could be the culprit.

In June, residents of the Northern Hemisphere in the south and southwest will be able to see the constellations of Volopas, ...

As our galaxy enters its “core season,” national parks, state parks, and more are bringing out the big telescopes to open ...

The manifesto leaned heavily on Isaac Newton’s theories in making a case for independence, and fellow founders drew on the ...

Occasionally I see references in Astronomy to the speed of something as "supersonic." I'm having trouble reconciling this ...

This week, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to find the Ring Nebula in the constellation Lyra - a glowing shell of gas that offers a glimpse of our solar system’s distant ...

With the beginning of June 2026, the heatwave in North India has begun to unleash its fiercest form. It's generally believed ...

I’m a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist. When I look at the night sky, I don’t just see stars. Instead, I see an ancient knowledge system that ...

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has shared a breathtaking new view of the iconic Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) rearing its head ...

The new view captures an irregularity in how stars are distributed within NGC 6397.