The visual journey unveils what the stars in the night sky truly are, using authentic images captured from Earth. With the ...

Triangle is a formation of stellar bodies called an asterism, made up of the bright stars Vega, Deneb and Altair.

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 ...

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

TWO new stars have suddenly appeared in the night sky, caused by some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Two distant stellar explosions have burned so bright that we can now see them ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

The night sky’s brightest star—and one of the closest to us. Like so many stars in the night sky, Sirius may look like a single star, but it's actually part of a binary star system.

The sky above is filled with wonders; you have only to leave your house and look up to see stars, planets, the moon and so much more. Here’s how to get started. April 24, 2020 ...

Stargazing: Spot stars in the night sky with these tips Find stars, constellations and planets using these smart tips. By Ashlyn Messier Fox News. Published August 8, 2023 5:00am EDT.

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 article was originally featured on The Conversation. For most of human history, the stars blazed in an otherwise dark night sky. But starting around the Industrial Revolution, as artificial ...

People around the world are seeing fewer and fewer stars in the night sky. The change in star visibility can be explained by an increase in the sky brightness of 7-10 percent per year.