Weather permitting, the International Space Station will be making a few visible evening passes across Santa Barbara’s skies ...

A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand the mysterious dark matter holding the universe ...

Dark matter is a mysterious substance that glues galaxies together. This map from the James Webb Space Telescope could help ...

Between January 26 and February 1, the waxing Moon will sweep across star-dense stretches of the sky, gliding past the ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a ...

Sky Shorts author says Orion a favorite constellation, and shares key details to find and appreciate its beauty.

There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In fact, you should be able to easily see it long before twilight fades. Jupiter is ...

When a full moon peeks just above the horizon, it appears enormous. This is a curious phenomenon, as when it is at this ...

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is no mere test flight. The crew will partake in some seriously mind-blowing science during their 10 ...

There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these Butler winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In ...