The nova V462 Lupi was first discovered on June 12 by the Ohio State University-led All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae ...

Here we explore some of the brightest stars in our night sky. ... A 2019 study estimated the rotation period at less than 8 hours, resulting in a flattening of Altair's shape by around 20 percent.

Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look ...

A superbright Mars is currently visible alongside Regulus, the "Heart of the Lion" star located around 79 light-years from Earth.

Betelgeuse, one of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky, will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse.

There will be three full moons during the summer. And the sky this season has a number of bright stars that form easily ...

The brightest star in the night sky belongs to Sirius, or "Dog Star," whose magnitude is -1.46, says Space.com. Astronomers believe that T Crb is 3,000 light-years away from Earth.

Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

Any night now, a "new star" or nova will appear in the night sky. While it won't set the sky ablaze, it's a special opportunity to see a rare event that's usually difficult to predict in advance.

The universe is huge, yet astronomers have looked at a few parts of the night sky over and over again. For example, many telescopes—from the Hubble Space Telescope to JWST and beyond—have ...

R Leonis, a variable star in Leo, is currently below naked-eye magnitude, but you can easily find it with binoculars or a telescope. ... The Sky Today on Monday, May 19: ...