Astronomers are once again getting excited about a rare nova that could appear in the night sky anytime from now into the coming months. Here's why.

Life is full of trade-offs, and stargazing is no different. Nights are certainly warmer, but you have to stay up much later ...

As May commences, Jupiter, resembling a luminous golden star within the constellation Taurus, shines high above the western ...

Saturn climbs higher at dawn but still tussles with twilight. At mid-month, it’s about a fist to the right (west) of Venus.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

As twilight fades to night these May evenings, Mars stands out in the northern sky. It begins the month near the center of ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

Pulling the plastic bins down the rough pavement of my driveway, I stare up at a smattering of stars and planets. I can’t see that many; the band of the Milky Way that I used to see nightly when I ...

Spoiler warning: Below there will be information about today's New York Times Strands puzzle.

These six stars are actually a double reference; they're a nod to one of the more famous star clusters in the constellation ... much like the six brightest stars in the Pleiades star cluster.

Here’s the full breakdown of these props, featuring some of the game’s brightest stars. With Damian Lillard still out of the lineup for Game 1 – although he may return later in this Bucks ...