What happens as the rarest visitors of the Solar System come faster than the sky can be observed? The only third object in interstellar known to have passed through the environs of the Sun was Comet ...

So, why is it that Orion is not always visible in the night sky, and certainly not in the same location month after month, while the Big Dipper always is? The answer is intimately ...

Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply intertwined. As satellite constellations expand, astronomers raise concerns about trails ...

Astronomy Days at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, was set to take place the weekend of Jan. 24 but was postponed to this weekend due to weather. Another round of winter ...

Test your grasp of the forces and ideas that shape our universe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...

PORTABLE LEARNING The Lyon County Conservation Foundation recently acquired its own Starlab, a portable learning dome. This dome will be used for various programs, beginning next year with astronomy ...

The cosmos has taken up its fair share of space in the news this year. Here are some of the major stories from beyond Earth that happened during 2025. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completed its first ...

Every other Monday at 9 a.m., Don Hladiuk joins a Zoom call with a group of 30 to 45 students. They are eager to learn about space and astronomy, which Hladiuk is more than willing to talk about.

2025 has been a remarkable year for astronomical discoveries, with the launch of exciting new science missions that are fueling our expanding knowledge of the cosmos and will continue to propel ...

For many students, the Winter Solstice might show up as a line in a geography chapter, a short note in an astronomy lesson, or a question asked in passing. The date comes and goes. But the idea behind ...