Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

TWO new stars have suddenly appeared in the night sky, caused by some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Two ...

So when you look up at the sky, you are enjoying the view of real, likely alive stars nearby, an occasional planet, our own galaxy, and a few galaxies that are close enough to see without the aid ...

A rare astronomical event, a nova explosion, could be visible in the night sky soon. It won't occur again for several decades ...

A second "new star" has unexpectedly appeared in the night sky, less than two weeks after a near-identical point of light first burst into view without warning. These never-before-seen "stars" are ...

To stand under a clear night sky in total and true darkness and witness the vast expanse of stars with the Milky Way streaking above is a singular and increasingly rare moment in one’s life.

Sacramento is one of California’s most light polluted cities. The Bortle scale is a nine-level numeric scale measuring the night sky's brightness of specific locations with one being perfect ...

Get ahead of Prime Day on July 8-11 by picking out a pair of the best binoculars for stargazing and observing the night sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Some stars may transform into black holes without exploding into supernovae. ... Astronomers have watched a massive star vanish in the night sky, only to be replaced by a black hole.

Under ideal skywatching conditions — without bright moonlight and with little light pollution to interfere — as many as 120 Geminids per hour can be seen. The Geminid meteor shower seen on Dec ...