An object bright enough to be seen streaking across the midday sky fell across parts of the Southeast U.S. on Thursday. The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the ...

The moon, the brightest and largest object in our night sky, isn’t technically a planet. That’s because it orbits around the Earth, not the sun.

Ghost objects in the sky Search for radio sources that flare and disappear turned up 'orphan' gamma ray burst Date: October 4, 2018 Source: University of California - Berkeley ...

Of the 200 deep-sky objects in this constellation that are brighter than 13th magnitude, this is the only one that’s not a galaxy. It glows at magnitude 9.5 and spans 5.5′.

Astrophotography, and astronomy in general, takes some fairly specialized tools and a high amount of precision. Setting up the equipment can also take a lot of time, especially for amateurs traveli… ...

The prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite is now one of the brightest objects in the night sky. Astronomers are worried about even bigger, brighter satellites that are on the way.

NASA will study mysterious objects in the sky An image taken from a 2015 video of an unexplained object soaring high along the clouds, traveling against the wind.

WTOP has been reporting on the sky sightings that have been taking place in New Jersey and now the DMV.The story has made national news. Even a local politician posted a video which I can tell you ...

At this point, the effort does not come with any guarantee that NASA will fund any efforts to close the gaps in the data it identifies. Listing image: David Wall John Timmer Senior Science Editor ...

On Monday (Oct. 2), scientists with the International Astronomical Union announced that one of the brightest objects visible in the night sky is not a star or a planet, but rather the BlueWalker 3 ...

Distances between objects seen in the sky is measured in degrees of arc. But these descriptions can seem like a foreign language the non-expert. Skip to main content ...