Messier 78 is a reflection nebula, meaning its dust is being illuminated by a nearby star. The wispy gray-blue cloud is surrounded by stars in this view from Blanco, Texas.
Glucose is an incredibly annoying bodily component to work with.
Astronomers only discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 a week ago, and now it's paying us a visit.
The annual competition highlights photographers' pursuit of a perfectly dark sky.
The ancients really were super clever, y'know.
Comet MAPS (C/2026 A1) didn't survive its close encounter with the Sun, ruining its chances of brightening up the night skies.
Astronomer Patrick M. Shober found a new meteor shower—and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun.
