Pro stargazers and novice spectators alike will want to get outside on May 5 to see the Eta Aquarid meteor shower.

These meteors are fast-moving and often leave bright streaks across the night sky, visible to the naked eye for anywhere from several seconds to minutes.

Astronomers are once again getting excited about a rare nova that could appear in the night sky anytime from now into the coming months. Here's why.

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Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked eye sometime in the coming months. When it happens, the nova will ...

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Following closely on the heels of the Lyrid meteor shower , the Aquardis (also sometimes spelled Aquardiis) meteors are some of the best astral views of the year, especially from the Southern ...

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But I find all the usual suspects a budding astronomer can recognize — the constellations ... surrounded by a night sky so free of moisture and light pollution there was no black, just layer ...