Just a few decades ago, when we glanced skyward, we didn't know for certain whether any star visible to the naked eye hosts ...

The moon will slide in front of the red supergiant star Antares on May 13, briefly blocking its light just a day after ...

A Full Flower Moon shines in the sky tonight from sunset to sunrise. This month's Full Moon appears smaller than usual, just ...

Any day now, a massive stellar blast dubbed "the Blaze Star" could light up the night sky so brightly, you won't even need a ...

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...

With up to 60 meteors per hour under perfect conditions during the peak night, the Eta Aquariids are considered a strong ...

There’s a lot to see in the night sky — the familiar Moon, stars and planets. But there’s the unexpected, too — something ...

The Ursa Minor Dwarf is a small galaxy, a loose aggregation of stars, and a satellite of the Milky Way. Its gravitational ...

Scientist are expecting a "once-in-a-lifetime" nova explosion to occur and people across the United States should be able to see it.

Hello, Eos! Recently discovered molecular cloud is believed to be one of the largest structures in the sky and among the ...