April 21: Could this be your last glimpse of Comet PanSTARRS? The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this morning with minimal moonlight to interfere. The shower’s radiant — the point from which its meteors ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft visited the asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025, coming within 600 miles (920 kilometers) of the object located in the inner region of the asteroid belt between Mars ...

New Moon occurs at 7:52 A.M. EDT, leaving the sky pristine all night and setting the stage for a possible sighting of the zodiacal light after dark. This ethereal glow is generated by sunlight ...

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; ESA/XMM-Newton; Optical HST: NASA/ESA/STScI; Optical Ground: Deep Space Remote observatories/B. Fera and S. Mandel; ESO/VLT As odd couples go, it’s tough to beat the ...

Our attention is back on Jupiter in the west this evening, though, as Ganymede finally reaches the planet’s eastern limb and begins a transit overnight. First, though, Io is completing another transit ...

When Duke and Young hit the regolith, it marked the first time that astronauts had set foot in the rugged lunar highlands. Apollo 16’s landing site was Descartes, a region some 7,400 feet (2,250 ...

Spring is here and with the evening air growing warmer, it’s finally time to get back outside and enjoy the stars. It’s also a good time to team up with your local astronomy club or other interested ...

Yes, groups are making plans, but addressing the trash problem on the Moon is surprisingly complex. Currently, organizations are looking at the problem through three different lenses: preservation, ...

While Comets Wierzchoś and Tempel 2 are faint, there’s a breakout star in the early-morning sky that’s cracked naked-eye visibility: Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS). Recently recorded at mid-5th magnitude ...

On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 mission launched. Intended to be the third lunar landing, it was crewed by Commander Jim Lovell, who had flown previously on Apollo 8, and Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, ...

Last Quarter Moon occurs today at 12:52 A.M. EDT. A few hours after sunset, Hercules the Strongman is rising above the eastern horizon. As this constellation returns to the evening sky, it carries ...

On April 10, 2019, astronomers revealed the first image ever taken of a black hole, bringing a dramatic conclusion to a decades-long effort. The iconic image offered humanity its first glimpse at the ...