Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stars near the north celestial pole circle the North Star, Polaris. Photographed in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Calif. Vahé ...

(WJHL) – This week offers several easy-to-spot celestial sights. From familiar constellations to bright stars and planets, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The blissfully dark nights surrounding this month's new moon phase on Feb. 17 present a perfect opportunity to explore the wonders ...

Astronomers from the Center of Astronomical and Space Education in Moscow report the discovery of a new star, which turned out to be an eclipsing variable binary. The finding of the new star, which ...

A star could be about to become visible in the night sky in a once-every-80-years explosion. Here’s how to easily find T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) in the night sky.

Professional and amateur astronomers post amazing photos of the sky. A colorful, star-filled Milky Way is often shown rising above a landscape, and photos from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal ...

Before June comes to a close, the red planet (Mars) will cruise past the compact cluster of blue-white stars tucked inside ...

The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo the Lion and Ursa Major the Great Bear. Leo stands out as a large backward question mark pattern of stars known as the Sickle. The bright star ...

As a space scientist, every time I go outside with my family, I tell my children to look up at the sky. The front door of our home looks southeast, and on winter nights the constellation Orion hangs ...