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With up to 60 meteors per hour under perfect conditions during the peak night, the Eta Aquariids are considered a strong ...
Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all.
The bright star Spica will appear to dance around Earth's moon on the night of May 9. Here's how to catch the celestial pair ...
Any day now, a massive stellar blast dubbed "the Blaze Star" could light up the night sky so brightly, you won't even need a ...
Originally predicted to go nova in 2024, buzz about binary star system T Coronae Borealis was rekindled by NASA in early May ...
A Cape Cod astronomer is tracking T Coronae Borealis, a star system that's expected to go nova soon. Here’s what you need to know about this event.
Find out where to spot The North Star aka Polaris in the night sky. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...
Astronomers are once again getting excited about a rare nova that could appear in the night sky anytime from now into the ...
Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...
Initially, the astronomer who first made note of this fuzzy-looking glowing cluster thought it might be a nebula. But it’s ...
If you’re yet to capture “Earthshine” on a crescent moon, May 2025 is the month for plenty of practice. Your first chance ...
The nova won’t look like an explosion, but like a new star that wasn’t there before. Any day now, a massive stellar blast could light up the night sky so brightly, you won't even need a ...