Sky watchers around the world have a new star to hunt for in the night sky, thanks to a recently detected explosion in our ...

The bright core of the Milky Way — the biggest and best sight at night — becomes visible in June in the Northern Hemisphere.

In a world-first discovery, researchers have shown that Australia's iconic Bogong moth uses constellations of stars and the ...

The never-before-seen "nova," dubbed V462 Lupi, recently appeared in the constellation Lupus, after suddenly becoming 4 ...

The view of our home galaxy lit up the night sky at the U.S. National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory in ...

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the night sky, it’s a photo op ...

June offers a celestial spectacle, starting with the Milky Way's rise in dark skies. Venus shines brightly in the early ...

The best news? Viewers in prime dark sky locations don’t need high-tech telescopes or even binoculars to stargaze this summer ...

Earth and space mingle in stunning ways for the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. From the “geological masterpiece” of Coyote Buttes, Utah to the sandstone terrain of desolate Ennedi, ...

Towards the end of the month, Mercury will be visible in the western horizon, the space agency said. Californians can observe the planet hanging low in the sky beginning 30 minutes after the sun set ...

The moment you glimpse the Milky Way stretched across the night sky, you realize how many stars city life has stolen from you ...