The constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor are Orion the Hunter’s faithful companions in our Butler starry skies. Orion is one of the best-known and most recognized starry characters. He’s ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, April 10Last Quarter Moon occurs today at 12:52 A.M. EDT. A few ...

New images show the sungrazer comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) did not survive its close approach to our home star. Instead, the ...

What you won’t see in the pictures are any stars. This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. April 7: Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) enters the ...

STARRS, also known as comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS), is quickly becoming the must-see celestial event of 2026. Here’s how, ...

Viewing conditions improve this week, thanks to darker skies as the moon wanes following the last quarter phase on April 10 ...

Here’s an excellent reason to keep looking up, thanks to the American Meteor Society: not just great but greater balls of fire overhead in recent months.

The Chicago Sky and LA Sparks are in discussions re: a trade that would send Ariel Atkins to the Sparks for Rickea Jackson, ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. April 11: Comet Tempel 2 in Scutum While Comets Wierzchoś and Tempel 2 are faint, there's a breakout star in the ...

From April 16 to 25, the Lyrid meteor shower will be observable, AzerNEWS reports. Commonly known as a "shooting star" event, ...

What does Iowa basketball need to find in the transfer portal to have a successful second season under Ben McCollum?