We connected with Florian Winkler to learn how he created such an elegant and informative map that invites exploration.

Find out what's up in your night sky during February 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

The moon will be closest to the Pleiades in the hours following sunset. Look high above the southeastern horizon in the hours following sunset on Jan. 27 to see the waxing gibbous moon shine alongside ...

X-ray scans recover an ancient Greek star map beneath a medieval text, revealing Aquarius clues and Hipparchus-linked ...

Unfortunately for planet hunters, Mercury, Venus and Mars are all too close to the sun to observe; they will come out of the solar glare in the weeks following the new moon. Mercury will emerge as an ...