Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

Regulus—which means “star of the Lion’s breast”—is 77 light-years distant and the 21st brightest star in the night sky. Saturday, February 24: Full ‘Snow Moon’ Stellarium ...

When the sun sets and the lights go out, the sky comes alive in ways that feel almost magical. From desert horizons to ...

The never-before-seen "nova," dubbed V462 Lupi, recently appeared in the constellation Lupus, after suddenly becoming 4 million times brighter. The shining explosion is visible to the naked eye and ...

The nova V462 Lupi was first discovered on June 12 by the Ohio State University-led All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae ...

February night sky: Key dates for moons, comets and stars this month. There’s an endless procession of ‘north stars’, because the Earth’s axis is not fixed in space, writes Nigel Henbest ...

On any clear night, find the stars of the Big Dipper high in the northern sky. Trace the Big Dipper's handle of stars in a curve to Arcturus, a bright, reddish star above the eastern horizon.

Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much ...

This gorgeous eight-hour exposure reveals the colors of stars as they make their way across the night sky, colors that can inform astronomers about the characteristics of each star.

Stargazers are in for a treat this month, with the night sky expected to be chock-full of wondrous astronomical sights. From showers of glowing meteors to unusually bright planets, December has a ...

The so-called snow moon of 2025 will be glowing brightly in the winter sky this week, officially reaching its fullest phase at 8:54 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12.