Dwingeloo 1, a barred spiral galaxy about 10 million light-years away, is so obscured, it wasn't discovered until 1994.

There's so much more to Andromeda than its eponymous galaxy. Here's a list of other targets to observe in the Princess.

Today in the history of astronomy, Galileo is confused by his observations of Saturn.

Contrast efficiency of telescopes is important in this case because the planet’s surface, atmosphere, and rings are composed ...

Vesta is passing an 8th-magnitude field star, offering a great opportunity to see the space rock’s motion on the sky over just a few nights.

Vixen Saitama, Japan The Mobile Porta Mount is the new, easily portable piece in the popular Porta line. The alt-azimuth ...

Here’s what’s launching from July 28 to August 3: a cutting‑edge Earth‑observation mission joins a crewed flight to the ...

Today in the history of astronomy, President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act.

Saturn’s largest moon Titan lies well east of Saturn this morning, while several other, smaller satellites cluster closer to the rings.

Pluto reaches opposition and the Moon waxes to First Quarter as shooting stars streak through the sky this week.

The young open cluster NGC 6709 soars through the sky tonight, visible in Aquila with binoculars or any telescope.

A set of books belonging to Charles Messier have joined the collection of David J. Eicher, offering a rare link to the comet ...