In episode four she shows us some Deep Sky Objects. Almost Heavens is available ... to be seen in the night sky. Other features, which range from galaxies to nebulas to star clusters and beyond ...

We can easily see this “precession” effect with a spinning top. As the top rotates on its axis, it eventually slows down and begins to wobble. The axis about which the top spins no longer points in a ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

In 2021, a multination effort led to the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope—deployed nearly a million miles from Earth ...

The night sky at around 11pm this month (Nigel ... watch out for particles from Halley’s Comet speeding across the heavens and burning up as shooting stars, in the Eta Aquarid meteor shower.

In early May 2025 the annually recurring Eta Aquariid meteor shower will grace the night sky. The meter shower peaks on May 5 ...

California stargazers will soon be able to witness a dazzling celestial sight composed of billions of stars. In late May, the Milky Way Galaxy will appear as a vibrant band arching across the night ...

The quirks of light moving through gas are the cause of stellar twinkling, which can be a bane—and sometimes a boon—for astronomers ...

Picture this: a small audience is quietly ushered into a darkened room. They gasp in awe, as a brilliant night sky shines ...

The peak period to view the Milky Way will be from Tuesday, May 20, to Friday, May 30. "The galaxy's bright core becomes ...