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.

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′.

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.

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 ...

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… ...

In December 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope detected several small red objects in the sky. Scientists referred to them as "little red dots" (LRDs). These objects have never been seen ...

People are often looking for interesting things to do at night. Well, here's a secret—you just need to go outside and look up in the sky. Trust me, there are some super awesome things to see ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...