SpaceX's satellites will populate the night sky, affecting how we observe the stars. And this is just the beginning of private satellite mega-constellations.

EarthSky Community members around the world are sharing their photos of this year's Leonid meteor shower. Beautiful! Thanks to all who contributed.

Heartbreaking news. After 57 years as a world-class resource for astronomy, the iconic Arecibo telescope is to be decommissioned, or withdrawn from service, the NSF announced today. The dish-type radio telescope - built into a natural depression in the landscape in Puerto Rico - appears to be headed for a "controlled disassembly."

Worrisome news regarding broken cables and engineering options at Arecibo Observatory, the iconic big radio dish in Puerto Rico.

Images of Diwali 2020 from an ashram in India.

Jim Bridenstine is leaving the post of NASA chief administrator.

November 13, 2020, will be the second of 2020's two Friday the 13ths. This Friday the 13th comes exactly 39 weeks - that is, the number 3 multiplied by the number 13 - before the next Friday the 13th on August 13, 2021. Whee!

The Clovis, some of North America’s earliest inhabitants, only made stone tools during a brief 300-year period from 13,050 to 12,750 years ago, new research shows.

If you encounter a date in the CE (Common Era) or BCE (Before Common Era) format, don't fret. They mean exactly the same thing as AD (anno Domini) and BC (before Christ).

On October 29, NASA re-established contact with its Voyager 2 spacecraft, after the probe was left flying solo for 7 months while repairs were made to the radio antenna in Australia used to control it.