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Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of October 7, 2022.
Latest News
A simulated map of the Milky Way shows the location of our galaxy’s stellar corpses — and they’re not where you might think they’d be.
Hypervelocity clouds, thought to be falling fast into the Milky Way, might have an alternative explanation that places them near us.
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Observing Highlights
This evening, bright white Jupiter shines left of the Moon. Look much farther upper right of the Moon for Saturn. Mercury is beginning its best week of 2022 as a dawn object. On Saturday morning look for it low due east about an hour before sunrise.
Why do you look up? Maybe there was something that initially drew you out to the stars...and maybe now it's a habit of the best kind.
Meet Scheat, the orange giant star that peaks the Great Square of Pegasus in autumn skies in the Northern Hemisphere.
The upcoming Hunter’s Moon reminds us of the many ways we can enjoy observing our humble satellite.
October is a great time of year to do some casual stargazing. The stars and planets are waiting for you — all you need is this month’s Sky Tour astronomy podcast.
Community
Join Michigan-based astrophotographer Jason Guenzel as he recounts his journey into the expansive world of astrophotography. He will share his knowledge of several niches of astronomy imaging, including deep sky, solar, lunar, planetary, nightscape, and more.