The Boötes Void is one of the largest known empty regions in the observable universe, stretching roughly 330 million light ...

June’s night skies provide excellent opportunities to discover a slice of the evening sky that is largely unsung, unheralded and usually ignored. Daniel Zantzinger / Skywatcher's Guide When, for ...

Astronomers discovered the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid, taking the tally to 40,155 per NASA (as of the first week of ...

What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Mine is maple walnut, but I wouldn't turn away a bowl of plain vanilla either. I like mine packed into a waffle cone. The kind with a nugget of chocolate waiting ...

The very bright star near zenith at dusk is Arcturus. It is the fourth brightest star in the night sky, and a very tiny bit brighter than Vega, which can be seen rising over the eastern horizon at the ...

“Cosmic Nothing,” by Michael D. Lemonick, describes large empty areas of the universe called voids. It includes a quote from astronomer Gregory Scott Aldering concerning a void in the constellation ...

With all the grand celestial giants to observe through this spring/summer transition, it’s important that skywatchers don’t overlook the small, glittering jewels sojourning June’s night skies and the ...