The first dazzling images have been released from the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy’s Vera C. Rubin Observatory, capturing the night sky “like never before.”. The ...

10 Night sky targets to celebrate International Dark Sky Week 2025 Latest in Comets Why scientists are so excited about the newfound interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (op-ed) ...

On Jan. 3, 2025, the "Evening Star" Venus and a waxing crescent moon crossed the night sky in an event known as a conjunction, where two objects share the same right ascension or celestial longitude.

About the size of a small car, it will create an unparalleled map of the night sky. The observatory’s first public images of the sky are expected to be released on June 23. Here’s how its ...

The full moon's brightness bleaches the night sky and makes stars, galaxies and nebula hard to see. However, planets are not affected. A full moon, also known as the Beaver Moon, rises above ...