An unusual ultra-faint dwarf galaxy has been discovered on the outer fringes of the Andromeda Galaxy thanks to the sharp eyes of an amateur astronomer. Follow-up by professional astronomers revealed ...

A unique ultra-faint dwarf galaxy has been discovered in the outer fringes of the Andromeda Galaxy thanks to the sharp eyes of an amateur astronomer examining archival data from the US Department of ...

This time of year you have the best chance to see the farthest thing away that you can see with the unaided human eye in the northwestern Washington night sky. Away from city lights, look in the ...

How many of you remember the 1969 sci-fi thriller “The Andromeda Strain”? The plot of the movie centered around an extraterrestrial organism accidently brought back to Earth by a re-entering satellite ...

One of the classic constellations of the Pottsville night sky is Pegasus, the flying horse. The heavenly horse is currently soaring in the southeastern early evening sky. The traditional ...

High overhead around the 8 p.m. local standard time is a bright configuration of stars that people unfamiliar with the sky often mistake for the Big Dipper. Big it is, but — at least in an official ...

Winter is a splendid time to search the evening and morning skies. Cold air holds less moisture than the balmy summer air, so our clear nights - when they come - are very clear. Plus, there's more ...

One of the classic constellations of autumn is Pegasus, the flying horse soaring above the southeastern horizon in the evening sky. It’s by far the largest celestial horse we see in our night sky. The ...

How many of you know of the 1971 sci-fi thriller “The Andromeda Strain?” The plot of the movie — and the 1969 Michael Crichton novel of the same name — centered around an extraterrestrial organism ...

The mythological stories that surround the various star groups seldom involve more than one or two constellations at a time. In this month’s early evening Colorado sky, however, an interested observer ...