The "parade of planets" in the evening sky continues. Starting the evening of Feb. 22, Mercury will join the lineup but it ...

The Orion Nebula is one of the best “must-see” attractions in the Butler night sky, and it’s even more impressive once you get to know more about this gargantuan star factory. There’s enough material ...

At peak magnitude, seek out the goddess of love planet in a clear blue sky in the west-southwest during daylight hours, being ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

According to Robin Scagell, vice-president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, this planetary gathering is among the best ...

The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...