The importance of darkness, solar eclipses, Mars, the Webb Telescope and just how dangerous space is are the subjects for 2025's best books about astronomy and the night.

On November 20, *Astronomy* magazine hosted a live virtual event, sponsored by Celestron, which featured nine prominent speakers in the field of amateur astronomy. The multi-hour session, hosted by ...

There's no better time than now to embrace the majesty of the night sky to begin a lifelong journey with amateur astronomy that will have you exploring everything from twinkling stars and ...

WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, American car companies will soon be required to test vehicle safety using dummies that are representative of women. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on ...

Seventy light-years from Earth, a star called Kappa Tucanae A harbors one of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries: dust so ...

Astronomical images could be blemished by bright streaks, if plans for huge numbers of satellites go ahead — plus, the ...

The surprisingly high amounts of chlorine and potassium in a supernova remnant could help solve the mystery of where these ...

"This signifies a major development in astronomy and physics." Scientists may have "seen" dark matter for the first time, thanks to NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope. If so, this would mark the ...

December for lovers of astronomy is highlighted by the Geminids meteor shower, as Greg Redern highlights in December’s ...

When the 3 rd -century Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria attempted to account for the unusual movements of the Star ...

As the night grows long and the winter solstice approaches, there’s a host of astronomical events to watch out for, including ...

The sun’s current 11-year activity cycle has already peaked—but extreme outbursts from our star may still be in store ...