Also known as the enigmatic "hidden galaxy," IC 342 is a big barred spiral with low surface brightness in the constellation ...

Saturn and Neptune are joined by the crescent Moon in the early-morning sky as our satellite moves along the ecliptic.

DEET won’t keep a mosquito from approaching, but it can stop her (all mosquitoes that suck blood are female) from biting by ...

From a dark site, an 11-inch telescope will reveal several hundred galaxies here, so take your time and be sure of your ...

The Dusty Hand spans some 80,000 light-years across, making it somewhat smaller than the Milky Way, and has sported two ...

M104, also known as the Sombrero Galaxy, is an edge-on spiral visible with binoculars or a telescope in Virgo this evening.

NGC 520 is a bright and highly distorted galaxy in the constellation Pisces, discovered by William Herschel in 1784.

Last Quarter Moon occurs at 7:59 A.M. EDT. This phase of the Moon offers observers a chance to focus on our satellite’s ...

The Integral Sign Galaxy (UGC 3697) glows dimly and shows a warped, twisted structure indicative of past interactions.

The Hubble Space Telescope image of the Tarantula Nebula's outskirts shows colorful stars, billowing gas clouds, and thick ...

R Leonis, a variable star in Leo, is currently below naked-eye magnitude, but you can easily find it with binoculars or a ...

Listen, you really don’t want to get your dad a tie or another pair of socks for Father’s Day. And a gift certificate to some restaurant he goes to frequently is boring. Instead, why not surprise that ...