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

This is especially evident with the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, which look like very bright and steady silvery ...

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 ...

The imaginary line that divides the northern and southern ... hemisphere, the northern axis of Earth points directly to Polaris or the North Star. Polaris remains fixed in the night sky as Earth ...

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 ...

Hello everyone! Make sure you have a look at the early morning sky this week although you will have to get up early, at ...

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.