The nebulosity of hydrogen gas is revealed with the use of a “Hydrogen-Alpha” filter in an astro image of the Cygnus ...

Venus appears low in the evening sky, guiding us to Saturn. Jupiter makes an attractive sight below the Hyades and Mars remains a fine sight.

Keith Quattrocchi’s first foray into astronomy was as a child looking at the stars over Sonoma County ... his first pictures of space: images of Orion Nebula, or Messier 42 to astronomers.

Toward the end of the 18th century, astronomer William Herschel used star counts to map out the Milky Way ... Some were gaseous, star-forming regions, such as the Orion nebula, or M42 – the 42nd ...

Toward the end of the 18th century, astronomer William Herschel used star counts to map out the Milky Way ... such as the Orion nebula, or M42 – the 42nd object in Messier’s catalog ...

As someone who lives near the city, light pollution limits what I see when I look up at night. However, that doesn't mean I ...

When we join him next month, King will be freshly arrived from Norway, where he’s leading a Roads Scholar trip to see the Northern Lights. Minnesota Night Skies will be a monthly podcast for the ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.