Late April brings the Lyrid meteor shower, which starts on the 14th and will peak April 22. The best time to observe is after ...

The trio of launch providers has been awarded a total of 54 national security spaceflight missions over about five years.

These icy bodies contain organic molecules — and don’t fall into any known category of celestial object we’ve seen before.

Combining with one other previously confirmed planet, one of our closest stellar neighbors now has a family of four.

From eyepieces to travel scopes, these products caught the eye of Astronomy Contributing Editor Phil Harrington on the NEAF ...

The molecules, while not a direct sign of life, still signal the existence of complex chemistry on the Red Planet.

Vaonis' Hestia combines a telescope and camera into an all-in-one package that will turbocharge your phone for astroimaging.

These NASA missions were not only a steppingstone to the Moon, but influenced many aspects of the way humans still travel ...

The international four-person crew returns after nearly four days in space and observing Earth’s poles from orbit for the ...

Spectrum lifted off from Norway’s picturesque Andøya Spaceport and cleared the launch pad. But after about 30 seconds, the ...

Gitanjali Rao was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Stephen Hawking Medal Junior, an award created to inspire young ...

Discover the latest books, telescopes, accessories, and other astronomy products you'll be hopping for this April.