CYGNUS the swan is a beautiful constellation filled with plenty of interesting stars and deep-sky objects. It is visible this time of year almost anywhere in the world: in the northern hemisphere it ...

Is there a Gorsuch Ski Café on Kepler-245b? It’s unlikely I’ll find the answer but I’m certain that one day, Kepler-245b will ...

I have some news to to share. And I suggest you take this lying down. Literally. The next clear night, sprawl on your back and look straight up. Almost directly overhead you'll face a swan of stars ...

A sounding rocket toting a special imaging and spectroscopy instrument will take a brief trip to space Sunday night to try and capture as much data as it can on a long-admired supernova remnant in the ...

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When we target objects in the constellation Cygnus the Swan, one of the first that observers go to is the North America Nebula (NGC 6000), and then they head right next door to the Pelican Nebula (IC ...

The nights surrounding Aug. 29 are a great time to spot the stars of the famous 'Summer Triangle' asterism, bisected by the glowing band of the Milky Way, with an early-setting crescent moon providing ...

News flash: The Milky Way galaxy just got a little weirder. Back in 2011 astronomers were amazed when NASA's Kepler spacecraft discovered a planet orbiting a double star system. Such a world, they ...

Even though winter is definitely on the way in November, the nighttime sky still has some summer constellations lingering in the western sky. The most obvious stars will be the Summer Triangle. It’s ...

Tomorrow evening will see Saturn and a waxing gibbous moon rising together in the southeast at sunset. Saturn will be bright ...

The nights surrounding Aug. 29 are a great time to spot the stars of the famous 'Summer Triangle' asterism, bisected by the glowing band of the Milky Way, with an early-setting crescent moon providing ...