Add this up and you’ve got “Sip Under the Stars,” a nighttime sky event being hosted at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission ...

Many moonless evenings the next two weeks are a great time for viewing the best of the summer stars. You may also see the remarkable occurrence of two exploding stars ...

If you grew up with stories about navigation, camping, or even just glancing up on a clear night, chances are you’ve heard that the North Star is the brightest star in the sky. But here’s the thing — ...

A second "new star" has unexpectedly ... Both the Lupus and Vela constellations are in the southern sky, making the new novas easier to spot from the Southern Hemisphere. However, V462 Lupi can be ...

Each summer, skywatchers around the world look forward to the famous Perseid meteor shower, but often overlook four lesser ...

In the early days of creation, there was a king named Uttanapada. He was the son of Manu. He had two queens. The elder one, ...

The Perseid meteor shower is visible from Thursday, July 17th, through late August. The onset of the showers this week aligns with a last-quarter moon phase, meaning the skies will be dark enough to ...

Several planets stand still in the sky, Titan’s shadow transits Saturn, and Venus gives Taurus a second eye in the sky this week.

The distant planet Neptune stands still against the background stars of Pisces in the early-morning sky, still visible close ...

This year, the Buck Moon follows Earth's aphelion, the point in its orbit farthest from the Sun, by just a few days, ...

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that simultaneous stellar explosions have been visible to the naked eye in recorded ...

Milky Way viewing is at its best right now, especially if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Here's what to look out for, says Abigail Beall ...