Astronomy Magazine

Mars and the crescent Moon hang together in the early-morning sky, straddling the border of Gemini and Taurus.

The Little Gem is a lovely blue-green planetary nebula that shines brightly in the southern sky near Sagittarius' Teapot tonight.

The Moon passes in front of the stars of the Pleiades, visible in the eastern U.S., while distant ice giant Uranus hangs nearby.

A total eclipse of the Sun coincides with the peak of the annual Perseid shower, plus Venus reaches dichotomy in the sky this week.

Mercury sits a few degrees due south of Pollux in Gemini early this morning, while Mars lies higher up along the ecliptic.

Saturn's two-toned moon Iapetus passes through superior conjunction, sitting just south of the ringed world this morning.

Astronomers find a new moon orbiting Uranus, boosting its known satellites to 29 using the James Webb Space Telescope.

Inflation and budget issues are threatening to hobble NASA's most in-demand telescopes.

Keenan's System is a faint pair of interacting galaxies in Ursa Major, joined by a 22,000-light-year bridge of glowing material.

Trump's 2026 NASA budget proposal slashes science funding by 47%, putting more than 40 current and planned missions at risk.