It’s one of the most incredible naked eye sites in the night sky—and it’s now been imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The Orion Nebula—also known as M42—is a stellar ...

The Night Sky This Week: February 12-18, 2024. ... Look south to see the half-lit moon and get close to one of the most beautiful sights in the night sky—the Pleiades open cluster.

Orionid meteor shower lights up the night sky over a desert on Oct. 22, 2023, in Yuli County, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. (VCG/VCG via Getty ...

Enjoy shimmering constellations without venturing into remote landscapes at an underrated dark sky park just outside of ...

This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between the moon and Mars.

Jan: The most beautiful night sky I have ever seen was in the middle of the Nullarbor with a full moon rising. This happened 50 years ago and I can clearly see it in my mind today.