'Oumuamua - 1st known object to sweep past us from beyond our solar system - caused a stir when astronomers spotted it in 2017. Now a new study suggests another interstellar object might have hit the Earth in 2014. Read more.
In fact, they're one of nature's best animal dads. This month - autumn in Antarctica - their breeding cycle begins. But there's still a long winter ahead. Read more.
On Friday morning, the moon will be close to Saturn. You need a small telescope to see Saturn's rings, but, if you note its location on the sky's dome - and wait another day or so for the moon to move away - you'll see with the eye alone that Saturn shines with a golden color and steady light. Read more.
Who saw Lyrid meteors this week? Chuck Mason captured this image on April 20. He said, "Lucky enough to have caught a Lyrid Meteor over the Dallas Divide, Ridgway, Colorado." Thanks Chuck!
