SUNSET: 
Explore the Night with Bob King
SpaceX Launches First Volley of Starlink Satellites
The 60 Starlink satellites parading across the sky make an incredible sight, but some skywatchers wonder at what cost to the night.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
NASA’s Budget Gets a Boost for the Artemis Moon Initiative
As the White House requests an extra $1.6 billion for NASA’s Artemis project, the agency moves forward with commercial partnerships.
Explore the Night with Bob King
See Bright Nebulae Millions of Light-Years Away
We leave the Milky Way behind and venture out to explore giant star-bursting regions in the galaxies M101 and NGC 2366.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Watch International Space Station Flybys All Night Long
The annual International Space Station marathon viewing season begins later this week, when skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere can watch up to five successive ISS passes in one night.
Imaging Foundations with Richard Wright
An Introduction to Lucky Imaging for Astrophotography
Despite its name, luck has nothing to do with "lucky imaging." The technique is a powerful tool for crisp, clear astrophotography. Here, we take on lucky imaging of the Moon.
Explore the Night with Bob King
The Moon Bumbles Into the Beehive Friday
The thick crescent Moon occults oodles of stars in the Beehive star cluster Friday evening for much of the Americas.
Explore the Night with Bob King
An Excellent Year for the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower
With no Moon to muss, take a crack at seeing the Eta Aquariids, which could be one of the better meteor showers of the year.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Hunting Bright Variable Stars in M5 and M13
Globular clusters are packed with variable stars, some of which are easy to see and follow in amateur telescopes. We explore M5 and M13, two of the season's finest.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
How Astronomers Used Asteroids to Measure Stars
Astronomers have used a unique method and an extraordinary telescope array to reveal the diameters of distant stars.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Double-Star Date with a Dragon
For your enjoyment, a diverse selection of double stars in Draco for small and medium telescopes.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Sounding Rockets Spark Dramatic Arctic "Aurora"
The spectacular AZURE experiment is the latest of several missions probing the interface of Earth and space over the Arctic.
Imaging Foundations with Richard Wright
Shoot for the Moon
After all these years, the Moon still hasn't lost its luster as an astrophotography target. Richard S. Wright Jr. provides the basics for a good Moon shot.
The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle
How Does the Event Horizon Telescope Work?
The Event Horizon Telescope creates the image of a black hole shadow thanks to the precise coordination of a worldwide telescope network. Here’s how they do it.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Israel's Beresheet Mission Crashes on the Moon
SpaceIL attempted, but missed, a historic first for private spaceflight and Israel — a soft landing on the Moon.
The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle
Scientists Unveil First Black Hole Image
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has reconstructed the shadow of a supermassive black hole.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Yanking Markarian's Chain
Markarian's Chain, a remarkable arc of bright galaxies, is your ticket to the Virgo Cluster. Hop aboard!
Northern Lights of Finland: Check!
Sky & Telescope's latest tour to catch the aurorae was a fun-filled adventure in the northern reaches of Finland.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
What India's Anti-Satellite Test Means for Space Debris
A recent anti-satellite missile test by India added hundreds of pieces of debris to an already cluttered low-Earth orbit.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Curiosity Sees Phobos Transit . . . After Sunset
NASA's Curiosity rover just spied transits of both Martian moons across the face of the Sun — including one that happened after the Sun had set.
The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle
Could Dark Matter Be Black Holes?
Astronomers are reconsidering primordial black holes as an answer to the invisible matter mystery, but recent observations disfavor at least some sizes of black hole.
