Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the ...

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

from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special events like meteor showers. Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can ...

The oldest star chart in the world was made in China more than 2,300 years ago, a hotly debated preprint study finds.

This was the impetus for Montana’s Trail to the Stars initiative, which was created to capitalize on the natural resource that is the untampered night sky ... to a global map of light pollution.

NASA believes that the month of May brings visibility to four planets, a new star from a nova, a chance of meteor showers and ...

Thursday, May 22 The Moon hangs near Saturn and Neptune in the early-morning sky, and it’s best to catch them earlier rather ...

The Foo Fighters have booked their first gig of 2025. The veteran rockers announced on Tuesday night (May 13) that they will ...

Experts have revealed their top tips for catching a glimpse of the breathtaking celestial event coming for the UK ...

The Aquarids should be visible around the globe, anywhere in the sky ... night. When the number of meteors entering Earth's ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower in 2025 is an astronomical phenomenon that is active from April 15 and will remain until May 27 ...

The Eta Aquariids meteor shower is reaching its annual peak, offering a chance to see shooting stars in Australia this week.