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Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn can be spotted without special equipment, with Uranus and Neptune requiring a telescope.

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ...

The award-winning novel explores the inner thoughts of astronauts during a single day aboard the International Space Station.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a mid-infrared picture of Sagittarius A*, filling in a long-standing gap in ...

Six planets will be visible from the visible eye throughout January in a somewhat rare astronomical occurrence known as a ...

Sometimes, a glowing, whitish-gray patch appears in the sky next to the northern lights. Researchers at the University of ...

In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light ...

A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...

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DEAR ABBY: I have been an amateur astronomer for 25-plus years. I always go meteor watching as well as observe any celestial event. This year I invited my brother-in-law and his wife to watch a ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been an amateur astronomer for 25-plus years. I always go meteor watching as well as observe any celestial event. This year I invited my brother-in-law and his wife to watch a ...