What are some skywatching highlights in March 2026? A total lunar eclipse blood moon takes centre stage, Venus and Saturn cozy up for a conjunction, and we celebrate the vernal equinox.

Track the waning gibbous moon and bright star Antares in the pre-dawn sky on March 9. Learn where and when to see them, with telescope and binocular guidance.

Sixty-six light-years away, an Earth-sized exoplanet completes an orbit in under six hours, skimming around its star at nearly one-hundredth the distance that Mercury orbits the Sun. This planet is ...

A duo of researchers has just published a study featured on the cover of the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics which shows that as it gets closer to the planet Mars, Phobos, its largest moon, ...

A book from 1551 that was owned by Galileo has been found. Ptolemy’s Almagest has some notes written in a corner, which gave ...

Venus and Saturn are due up for a visually striking event known as a planetary conjunction. Here's everything to know about ...

A big step in the exploration of other planets in our solar system is within reach as NASA makes a big announcement.

A spot of early morning astronomy anyone?

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The bacterial species Deinococcus radiodurans is a ...

NASA has wasted no time in selecting the vehicle that will replace the upper stage on its new plans for a standardized Space Launch System rocket.

Artemis II will send four astronauts around the Moon aboard Orion while the public tracks the mission through NASA’s Artemis ...

NASA has ruled out any chance that an asteroid called 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in 2032. Last year, the uncertainty surrounding the space rock's orbital path held out a slight chance of impact, but ...