The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo the Lion and Ursa Major the Great Bear. Leo is easy to pick out by spotting a large backward question mark known as the Sickle. The bright star ...

Half a century ago, Ford built a pony car by that name; compact, sporty, and full of character, the '70s Maverick, however, was quickly consigned to the archives of automotive history. Largely ...

Halley's comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers every year ...

If you’re yet to capture “Earthshine” on a crescent moon, May 2025 is the month for plenty of practice. Your first chance ...

Many Southern Hemisphere observers consider this shower to be the best meteor shower of the year, but it's a different story ...

Comets that have hit Earth have been a mixed bag. Early in Earth's history, during the solar system's chaotic beginning, they ...

A dazzling new comet might have just fallen apart before our eyes – just weeks after its discovery. The bright green comet, named C/2025 F2 (SWAN), sparked excitement among stargazers after it ...

(CNN) — When a new comet appears in the sky, there is often excitement. But things don’t always end well for the ancient celestial objects, made of ice, frozen gases and rock, as they near the ...

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The comet brightened pretty quickly, and it now has a magnitude of +7.8 – not bright enough for our own eyes, but visible with a small telescope or binoculars. But the best is yet to come, since ...