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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion ...

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

The closest star is part of the Alpha Centauri system, NASA says. It contains three stars, and Proxima Centauri is nearest, 4.25 light years away. What is the brightest planet in the sky?

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 ...