A team of astronomers has discovered a closely-packed group of about 100,000 stars 30,000 light years away in the inner parts of our galaxy. This previously unknown cluster, that detected using the European Southern Observatory’s New Technology Telescope at La Silla, Chile, is about seven light years wide but contains approximately 100,000 stars for a [...]

The waxing crescent Moon and the open cluster Pleiades shared a small part of the night sky last Thursday as they came within 3 degrees of each other in the western sky. While close to the eyes of an observer on Earth, the two celestial objects are actually separated by more than 400 light-years. These [...]

The New Horizons spacecraft returned what is arguably the most amazing volcanic image ever taken, that of the Tvashtar volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io. Seen here is Io, caught in mid-eruption, with a volcanic plume that is larger and far more detailed than any previously imaged. Checkout Science@NASA for more details.

The annual Globe at Night star count begins tonight and runs through March 21st. The purpose of the exercise is to get a global view of the problem of light pollution. By comparing the night sky that a person sees to a number of pre-defined images, researchers can get a better perspective on this truly [...]

Did you miss Saturday’s lunar eclipse? Many observers along the Wasatch Front did due to eastern cloudiness. Take heart. Another eclipse is coming - and this time Utah will get a great view. On August 28th the moon will be high in the Utah sky as the show begins and will be visible through totality, [...]