The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of stellar nursery 30 Doradus, nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula. The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) and Mid-infrared Instrument (MIRI) ...

The Orion Nebula is located just 1,500 light-years away, making it the closest large star-forming region to Earth. Easily ...

February stargazing is fantastic for many reasons, but this year there’s a one-two-three punch of bright planets adding to ...

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

I had to crane my neck all the way back to see Mars the other night. It was straight above me, a glowing orange dot in the middle of a ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in February 2025: If you've been outside just after sunset in the ...

You can spot it by looking for the three stars that make Orion’s belt and then looking for the bright red star, Betelgeuse, which makes up the constellation's shoulder. The Big Dipper will also be ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious ...

With the Moon now out of the way, this is a great time to look at the spectacular Sword of Orion region which contains the wonderful Orion Nebula notes the ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...