Vesta has a number of characteristics working in its favor when it comes to its visibility in the night sky. For one, it ...

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 ...

See it near the planet Mars again on the night of the 31st. Spring Constellations dominate the night sky during the month of May. To the south, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Serpens/Ophiuchus, ...

Unless you know where that star is in the night sky, it's not going to be an impactful event. NASA’s Preston Dyches makes that point in a new blog post published this week — and it includes a ...

See meteors from Halley's Comet and this year's final micromoon Eyes to the sky for the month of May, for a chance to spot pieces of Halley's Comet streaking by overhead. The astronomical events ...

As May commences, Jupiter, resembling a luminous golden star within the constellation Taurus, shines high above the western ...

With up to 60 meteors per hour under perfect conditions during the peak night, the Eta Aquariids are considered a strong meteor shower, but only when viewed from the tropics and south of the equator.

A straight line of what appears to be stars hurtling across the night sky may startle many people. Here is everything you need to know about these mysterious lights in the sky.First off ...

Debris from one of the most famous comets is about to speed across the night sky. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to reach its peak on Sunday, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

The Second World War in Europe had come to a halt on May 7, 1945, after nearly six years of toil, sacrifice, tragedy and loss ...

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during May 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...