Jupiter reaches opposition, making it brighter and larger than at any other time this year. A rare transit of its moon Callisto adds to the event, visible with binoculars or a small telescope.

The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is a key spot for astronomers to study star formation.

The US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera at NSF’s NOIRLab’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile ...

An atmospheric study reveals unexpected findings about our largest neighboring planet and the structure of its deep atmosphere.

This Hubble image highlights N159, a vast star-forming cloud where young stars ignite within frigid hydrogen gas. Their intense radiation makes the cloud glow red and carves enormous bubbles, exposing ...

On Jan. 7, 1610, Galileo Galilei turned his self-built telescope, which he had recently made improvements to, towards Jupiter. There he noticed three spots of light. Though he first concluded they ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning images of Sagittarius B2, a massive molecular cloud near the Milky Way's center. This region, despite holding only 10% of the galactic center's gas ...

Mysterious and unusual shaped clouds have been spotted in the skies in north Wales. The quirky-shaped clouds have been described as looking like flying saucers, pancakes, lentils and have even been ...

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A must in every parent’s cold and flu remedy kit, humidifiers help add moisture to the air and ease the uncomfortable symptoms that come with seasonal illnesses. To find the best baby humidifiers, we ...