One star called Vega, in the constellation Lyra and seen directly overhead from Ireland in July, is designated the brightness standard of the sky, with a magnitude of 0. Each magnitude change of ...

A Cape Cod astronomer is tracking T Coronae Borealis, a star system that's expected to go nova soon. Here’s what you need to ...

By Deane Morrison In May Jupiter sinks into the sunset, ending a months-long guest starring role with the bright winter ...

It’s that time of year again—when the night sky sparkles with wonder. The Lyrid meteor shower has returned, offering stargazers a chance to catch nature’s celestial fireworks. All you need ...

A bright Moon dominates the sky, passing two bright stars as Juno reaches opposition and Mercury dips toward the horizon in ...

The Lyrids meteor shower will reach its peak early Tuesday morning, when its barrage of space rocks meets the atmosphere in the eastern sky. "You will begin to see Lyrids after 10 p.m. local time," ...

Lyrid meteors are named for the constellation Lyra. They stream from near the bright star Vega. We'll see the shower best early Tuesday morning, April 22. Lyrid meteors can appear anywhere in the ...

The 2025 Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak overnight Monday, April 21, into the morning of Tuesday, April 22, according ...

The radiant, or apparent point of origin of the meteors, will be in the constellation Lyra, near the star Vega, in the northeastern horizon area. Under ideal conditions, without the Moon ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is about to reach its peak activity for April. Here's when and how to see it, along with a cloud ...

the Lyrids' radiant point is in the constellation Lyra near the brightest star in the constellation, Vega. As one of the brightest stars in the sky, Vega serves as a good starting point to look ...

The meteor shower’s radiant – the spot in the night sky from which the meteors appear to radiate – is in the northern-hemisphere constellation Lyra, which contains the bright star Vega.