The never-before-seen "nova," dubbed V462 Lupi, recently appeared in the constellation Lupus, after suddenly becoming 4 ...

June offers a celestial spectacle, starting with the Milky Way's rise in dark skies. Venus shines brightly in the early mornings, while Mercury makes a rare evening appearance, joined by the crescent ...

First images from new observatory bring night sky to life ‘like never before’ - The images reveal millions of twinkling stars ...

The brightest star in the night sky is the Sirius star. According to NASA , it is over 20 times brighter than our sun and twice as massive, though it might not appear that way to the naked eye ...

A composite of star photos, made in Joshua Tree during a dark-sky photography workshop, lead by Desert Institute on Sept. 16, 2023. (Julia Carmel / Los Angeles Times) Follow the star trails ...

A new book shows that the Northern Dene people of Alaska and Canada have known far more about the stars than an earlier ...

Stars shine in these heavenly images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Depictions of catlike animals are visible on stones under a rotating, starry sky. Smithsonian Photo Contest ...

Why do pictures of Earth taken from the Moon show a black sky with no stars? Can the stars only be seen with an atmosphere? Farris W. Bruce Hesperia, California ...

Taking pictures of distant stars is no longer just the work of astronomers. Anyone can capture the majesty of the galaxy with a simple camera. You don't need expensive gadgets - all you need is a dark ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory has cemented its status as a rising star, revealing unprecedented detail captured by the biggest ...

For a more robust night sky experience without any gear, leave the city and head toward dark skies. There, you may be able to spot meteor showers, dimmer stars, harder-to-see planets and maybe ...

Stars are disappearing from the night sky in front of our eyes, astronomers have warned. Every year, the sky gets as much as 10 per cent brighter, according to a major new study.