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The Sega Toys Homestar Classic is one of the best star projectors on the market, and has been for a while. See how it fares in my hands-on review.

While Black Sabbath stole the headlines for their last ever gig on Saturday, prog rock/pop icons Jeff Lynne also returned to ...

The visibility of the night sky in New Zealand appears to be following a similar trend. Between 2012 and 2021, the area affected by light pollution grew at a rate of 4.2% above the global average.

A "new star" is shining in the constellation Lupus thanks to an unexpected stellar explosion within the Milky Way — and it can currently be seen with the naked eye from parts of North America ...

Hubble spotted a rare off-center black hole shredding a star, revealing the first optical discovery of a wandering ...

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Then, around midnight, the Butterfly Cluster will be "well-placed" in the night sky, reaching its highest point above the horizon. To see this butterfly-shaped open cluster of stars, grab a pair ...

These explosions, called extreme nuclear transients, shine for longer than typical supernovas and get 30 to 1,000 times as bright.