Hawaiʻi Island’s largest astronomy education program, Journey Through the Universe, hosted its 22nd year of classroom visits, career panels, and community events in Hilo last week.

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out during the early morning hours of ...

Introduction to Astronomy is a college class usually filled with excitement and a lot of questions about outer space. Questions like: What are black holes? Are there planets out there that are ...

A distant star system with four super-sized gas giants has revealed a surprise. Thanks to JWST’s powerful vision, astronomers detected sulfur in their atmospheres — a chemical clue that they formed ...

From Mercury’s rare appearance to NASA’s Artemis II launch window, here’s everything to watch in the skies this month.

The September 2025 issue featured "A guide to beginner's guides," a reminiscence and description of some the books for astronomy beginners that Contributing Editor Raymond Shubinski recommends or ...

Gas giants are large planets mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. Although these planets have dense cores, they don't ...

On a clear night, the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy look like close neighbors. In space, they really are.

Students dive into the mysteries of the universe to uncover the grit driving the Shaw Laureates 2025 in astronomy.

The UK government is to slash by 30 percent its funding for astronomy, particle and nuclear physics in a move branded as ...

Player One Astronomy, established in June 2020, specializes in advanced astronomical cameras and supporting equipment, dedicating 40% of its staff to research and development to produce ...

Only about one third of students could correctly identify basic astronomical distance scales, with many unaware that stars ...