Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is a Halley-type periodic comet that was first discovered by Jean-Louis Pons on July 12, 1812 and then independently rediscovered by William Robert Brooks in 1883. It has an ...

Astronomer Gianluca Masi and his Virtual Telescope Project will host a special livestream on Oct. 24 beginning at 1:30 p.m.

KENNEBUNK, Maine — The Astronomical Society of Northern New England (ASNNE) held its January monthly meeting Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Because of the weather, it was held remotely, on Zoom. The high point ...

Three enormous and peculiar radio light rings were discovered far, far outside our own galaxy, shedding more light on one of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) and Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association (GRAAA) have announced that they will be hosting a Statewide Astronomy Night. The event ...

When you see a suspiciously bright star near the moon at night, chances are it’s a planet. And we’ll have several moon-planet pairings early in the new year. Before sunrise on Jan. 8, look for the ...

I never expected to destress from double-postponing my wedding by staring into space, yet there I was, spying on the heavens from my backyard in light-polluted Cleveland for the umpteenth night in a ...

The northern lights were visible on the Peninsula on May 10, 2024, and could make a reappearance locally in 2025. Photo by Eleanor Raab. Last year brought a number of celestial spectacles to Bay Area ...

What aspiring astronomer can ever forget the first time he heard Captain James T. Kirk (as voiced by William Shatner) solemnly intone the original "Star Trek" opening monologue? A contemporary ...