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Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...
But look up at the night sky on pretty much any night (clouds and light pollution-permitting) and you will still see a spectacular sight, and stellar objects first witnessed by our ancestors long ...
Sometimes the best stargazing happens on ordinary nights. Late June 2025 showcases consistent cosmic rhythms: Venus is ...
Over time, these stars became known as Wolf-Rayet stars (Charles Wolf was a French astronomer, and helium was first detected by the French scientist Georges Rayet and others), and astronomers came to ...
The globular cluster Messier 22 (M22) reaches its highest point in the sky around midnight local time, specifically for observers south of 46° N latitude, since M22’s position favors the Southern ...
We spend our lives under the night sky but how much do you really know about the stars above your head, or the many faces of the Moon? What gives auroras their stunning colours?
These planetary hangouts happen when several planets appear to align in the night sky at once. “They’re not in a straight line, but they’re pretty close together on one side of the sun ...
How to find T Coronae Borealis, the 'Blaze Star,' in the night sky. T Coronae Borealis is located among a horseshoe-shaped curve of stars in the constellation Corona Borealis, or the “Northern ...
Ahoy, from the good ship Azamara Onward headed south in the Pacific Ocean for French Polynesia. Wednesday night the “Parade of Planets” was in full and spectacular view. In the southwest sky ...
These 6 planets will align in the night sky this month. How to see the ‘planetary parade' Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible to the naked eye in January and for part of February.