Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all.

A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what’s out there, now’s a great time to check out Markarian’s Chain — ...

A new trail in this southern Arizona city plots the most visitor-friendly astronomy stops—and there are plenty to choose from ...

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 ...

May’s planet-packed stargazing lineup makes that easy. While you can see many of May’s night-sky sights without instruments, a pair of stargazing binoculars is always nice to keep handy.

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 ...

According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise, low in the eastern sky and ...