No need for hyperdrive: Scientists have released an “expansion pack” for a virtual tour of the universe that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own computer. The latest version of the publicly ...

Watch Orionid meteor shower 2025 light up tonight's sky. Here's when, where, what time to see the bright Orionids peak ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can be very ...

UVEX is NASA’s next ‘Astrophysics Medium-Class Explorer’ mission designed to survey the entire sky in the UV regime. The next NASA space telescope to survey the ultraviolet sky has the fingerprint of ...

You don’t need a telescope to enjoy the night sky—not when your phone can show exactly what’s overhead. With the right app, just point your device at a patch of stars and get names instantly, or track ...

An ambitious NASA mission to map the sky in 3D using a space-based observatory now has a target launch date of late February 2025. Using the sky map, SPHEREx has three scientific goals to achieve.

TL;DR: NASA's SPHEREx space observatory has completed calibration and begun a two-year mission to map the entire night sky in 3D, capturing over 3,600 images daily. This comprehensive survey aims to ...

At Vandenberg Space Force Base, preparations are underway for a mission to send a NASA telescope into space. NASA officials say the two-year-long SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the ...

A new quasar catalog, Quaia, containing 1.3 million quasars, has been created using data from Gaia, NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey, and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Quaia provides a 3D map of ...

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) is set to brighten the October sky, and astronomy experts have shared the best times and directions to spot this rare celestial visitor.