The Euclid space telescope returned its first photos and they're stunning. The five high-res photos show a hidden galaxy, a star cluster, a famous stellar nursery, and more. Scientists said they hope ...

IT is not always easy to distinguish between a casual “sprinkle” of stars and a genuine cluster. The movement-test, by which so many physical have been discriminated from optical double stars, is here ...

Check out Astronomy.com’s interactive StarDome to see an accurate map of your sky. This tool will help you locate this week’s targets. After you listen to the podcast and try to find the objects, be ...

This week’s first small-telescope target is the gorgeous double star ADS 5951 in the constellation Canis Major. You’ll find this star 3° east of magnitude 3.0 Omicron2 (ο 2) Canis Majoris. The primary ...