Mars starts May not far from the Beehive star cluster, Venus is unmistakable in the predawn sky, and Mercury looks best early ...

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked eye sometime in the coming months. When it happens, the nova will ...

But right now, the most hyped is undoubtedly the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights. This dramatic light display paints the night sky ... s the Southern Hemisphere’s equivalent ...

Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...

Halley's Comet holds a special place of significance and popularity among both the general public and the astronomy community ...

Vesta has a number of characteristics working in its favor when it comes to its visibility in the night sky. For one, it ...

The Aquarids – sometimes spelled as "Aquariids" – first became active April 19 and are due to peak between May 5 and May 6.

The Aquarids meteor shower is set to peak this week. Everyone in the U.S. will have a chance to catch a glimpse.