M104, also known as the Sombrero Galaxy, is an edge-on spiral visible with binoculars or a telescope in Virgo this evening.

The Integral Sign Galaxy (UGC 3697) glows dimly and shows a warped, twisted structure indicative of past interactions.

Our satellite may seem like it has it all together, but in truth, it’s a little off-balance.

Last Quarter Moon occurs at 7:59 A.M. EDT. This phase of the Moon offers observers a chance to focus on our satellite’s ...

NGC 520 is a bright and highly distorted galaxy in the constellation Pisces, discovered by William Herschel in 1784.

R Leonis, a variable star in Leo, is currently below naked-eye magnitude, but you can easily find it with binoculars or a ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the early morning hours of May 22 and ...

The Coma Cluster is a rich group of galaxies visible in Coma Berenices, high in the southern sky late this evening.

Visible for some five hours after sunset is Mars, making its way through Cancer. Shining at 1st magnitude, this ruddy point ...

The Moon could be the proving ground for humanity’s evolution, however, this new frontier raises complex legal questions.

Sophisticated computational models let us examine objects such as supernova remnants in extraordinary detail and from every ...

Our solar system’s largest planet stands just north of Zeta Tau, the tip of one of Taurus the Bull’s two horns.