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Explore the Night with Bob King
Dazzling Double Stars for Compromised Skies
For many, smoke from wildfires has transformed summer nights, blotting out stars and familiar deep-sky sights. But through it all double stars keep on shining.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
NASA's Perseverance to Collect First Sample from Mars
Perseverance will soon collect the first of many samples from the Martian surface in a quest to answer whether the planet once hosted life.
The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle
Event Horizon Telescope Reveals Curious Jet Structure from Black Hole
Observations of the nearest radio galaxy, Centaurus A, provide the highest-resolution look at the long jets shooting from the galaxy’s supermassive black hole.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Is Back in Action
After a tense month, the Hubble Space Telescope resumed operations this past weekend.
Imaging Foundations with Richard Wright
Beating the Heat in Astrophotography
Keeping your camera cool is an essential element to obtaining good clean images in astrophotography.
Cosmic Relief with David Grinspoon
Eavesdropping on Mars
The most compelling audio the Perseverance rover will record might well be the sounds it generates itself.
Explore the Night with Bob King
In Heaven with M7, a Portal Into the Deep
M7 in Scorpius is one of the brightest, most beautiful open clusters in the sky. It's also "home" to a half-dozen other delectable deep-sky sights.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Hubble Trouble: NASA Works to Fix Space Telescope (Updated July 14th)
NASA Engineers are working to reboot the Hubble Space Telescope, after an unexpected anomaly.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Mars Helicopter Scouts Risky Terrain for Perseverance Rover
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter has proven itself a valuable asset to Perseverance, scouting out terrain that the rover can't cross.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
What Will ESA's EnVision Learn at Venus?
ESA's EnVision mission to Venus adds to the growing number of spacecraft investigating our sister planet. How will they work together to understand our sister planet'?
Explore the Night with Bob King
Noctilucent Cloud Show, a Mercurial Nova, and More
Summer only lasts so long. Like everything, it's transient. That will be our theme as we explore wispy noctilucent clouds, a nova that can't sit still, and a supernova in NGC 5427 in Virgo.
The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle
Gravitational Waves Reveal Black Hole–Neutron Star Mergers
Two new detections give astrophysicists a novel look at how stellar remnants pair up.
Imaging Foundations with Richard Wright
Demystifying Flat-Frame Calibration
Many astrophotographers skip flat fields because they seem complicated. But the flats can greatly improve your images — here's how to do them.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Summer Nights Offer Splendid Sights in Lyra
Lyra, the Lyre, offers a wonderful assortment of double stars and deep-sky objects to keep you up at night. Break out your binoculars and telescope and join me for a summertime ramble.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
China’s Zhurong Rover Snaps Selfie on Mars
China's Zhurong rover gets to work exploring Mars, with a new panorama of its landing site.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Bright Nova in Hercules on a Roller Coaster Ride
A new bright nova discovered in Hercules at 8th magnitude briefly rose to naked-eye visibility. It's currently easily visible in a pair of binoculars.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Chasing the Sun at 39,000 Feet
Sky & Telescope's annular-eclipse flight chased down the "ring of fire" eclipse in the skies above Canada for breathtaking views.
Explore the Night with Bob King
A Sunrise Annular Solar Eclipse
Even if you're not in the path of annularity during the June 10th solar eclipse, get ready for a sunrise spectacle.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
We're Heading to Venus! NASA Selects Discovery-class Missions
After a hiatus of several decades, NASA is about to return to Venus in a big way.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Dawn Delight: Catch the Total Lunar Eclipse on May 26, 2021
On May 26th the Moon will be in total eclipse for the first time in nearly two and a half years. While timing favors western North America, a partial eclipse will be visible across much of the U.S. and Canada at dawn.
