Did you know that you can see the closest spiral galaxy next to our own in the sky? While binoculars and telescopes will offer much better views, it’s still possible to see it with your naked eye if ...

Five years after my first attempt to capture the Andromeda Galaxy surrounded by faint hydrogen alpha (Ha) clouds taken with a DSLR camera back in 2020, and inspired by the recent discovery by ...

DS1, collapsed into a black hole without exploding, revealing how stars die in silent “failed supernova” events.

How would you like to see the farthest thing visible to the naked eye? It’s possible, but you’ll need to bundle up and sit back on a lawn chair. Your neighbors may think you’ve cracked up sitting out ...

As the crisp autumn air rolls in, October presents a prime opportunity for stargazers to witness the beauty of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Just as the Milky Way’s closest neighbor climbs high above ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This illustration shows a stage in the predicted merger ...

Most of the universe is slipping away from the Milky Way, carried outward as space itself expands. Yet one giant neighbor is bucking the trend, racing straight at us while almost every other major ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Autumn has draped itself across the northern hemisphere, heralding the onset of longer, darker nights that serve as the perfect ...

A close-up view of a prodigious number of stars in the Andromeda galaxy. Credit: NASA / ESA / B. Williams (U. of Washington) The Andromeda galaxy is a colossal marvel in our sky, hosting over 1 ...

On November 22, Titan will transit Saturn. The Silver Sliver Galaxy (NGC 891), an edge-on spiral measuring 13’ by 3’ and glowing at magnitude 9.9, is observable 3.5° east of Almach (Gamma Andromedae) ...

The famed Andromeda Galaxy, or M31, draws attention at public star parties not only because it is the nearest major member of the Local Group to our Milky Way, but also because most people are aware ...