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 ...

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 ...

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

The "new stars" are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, but people have spotted them from the United States by looking ...

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 ...

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.

The brightest star in the night sky is the Sirius star. According to NASA, it is over 20 times brighter than our sun and twice as massive, though it might not appear that way to the naked eye.

This weekend is a skywatcher’s joy, as the annual Shenandoah National Park’s Night Sky Festival coincides with the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower.

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.

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 ...