There are two ways to use a star map. First, we can go from the sky to the map. Suppose, for example, we spot a fairly bright star halfway from the southeastern horizon to the zenith (the map’s center ...

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

Look for them around 10 p.m. local daylight time, roughly one-quarter up in the western sky. In addition to their closeness ...

Leo sees action as both Mars and Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 move through; plus, spot galaxies and noctilucent clouds in the sky this week.

This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between ...

One June 1, the moon will be in conjunction with both Mars, and the star Regulus of the constellation Leo, albeit at different times this night. This same combination of events occurs again on June 29 ...

Watch out this month for a Full Moon that barely skims the horizon, a phenomenon that inspired prehistoric astronomers, Nigel ...

The Telangana government has announced the Gaddar Film Awards for 2014-2023, spotlighting accomplishments in Tollywood. SS Rajamouli's masterpieces, 'Bahubali-2' and 'RRR', received accolades, with ...

Positioned near the moon will be two of the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini: Castor and Pollux. Together, these three celestial bodies will form a distinctive “lopsided grin.” ...