April skies feature close planet pairings, a bright meteor shower, and stunning views of the ancient star cluster M3.

Every night, we see familiar constellations in the sky that have inspired scientists and dreamers for centuries. But the stars do not stand still - they move, change, and even disappear. RBC-Ukraine ...

It’s a perfect time to dust off that astrophotography rig and get imaging seasonal deep-sky objects, which in spring means galaxies. With the night side of Earth well-placed for observations away from ...

The cause of the strange blue spiral is actually a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1:48 p.m. EDT (1748 ...

Betelgeuse is a red giant star that shines brightly in the night sky. It makes up one of the "shoulders" of Orion, one of the ...

A mysterious spiraling blue light illuminated the night skies over ... light spinning across the sky in what many social media commentators likened to a spiral galaxy. The full video at normal ...

This month the Sky at Night is focusing all its attention on one object M51 aka The Whirlpool Galaxy. Sitting approximately 30 million light years from Earth, this spectacular spiral galaxy was ...

Anyone can capture the majesty of the galaxy with a simple camera. You don't need expensive gadgets - all you ... An exposure longer than about 25 seconds will start to show star trails and capture ...

Standing beneath the Milky Way has always been a beautiful sight, if you were lucky enough to find dark skies on a dark night ... stupendous galaxy. For me the revelation came the first time ...

The are plenty of sights in the night sky this April, and the best binoculars ... Dipper and you may also be able to spy the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) and Whirlpool Galaxy (M51).