Venus is a prominent fixture in the evening sky, still hanging on at magnitude –4.8 and setting nearly three hours after the Sun. It’s currently located in central Pisces, far outshining any ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, February 28 Venus is a prominent fixture in the evening sky, still hanging on at magnitude –4.8 and setting nearly three hours after ...

Helix Nebula: This a planetary nebula, which is formed when a star like the Sun runs out of fuel, expands and its outer layers puff off, and then the core of the star shrinks. Orion Nebula ...

After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: The old star might have destroyed a nearby planet. Dating back to 1980, X ...

In this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, Hubble once again lifts the veil on a famous—and frequently photographed—supernova remnant: the Veil Nebula. The remnant of a star roughly 20 ...

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As it nears 35 consecutive years of space service, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken another look at a famous supernova remnant. The Veil Nebula is roughly 2,400 light-years away in ...

A person has been injured after a van and car crashed on the M27. Police were called to the busy motorway following reports of a collision near Rownhams. The call came in shortly before 6.30am ...

A rare planetary parade will grace the evening sky on February 28 as planets in the solar system align. Sky gazers across the US will have a chance to witness this special celestial event just ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this week as a planetary parade is set to take place - just a month after the last planetary spectacle. This latest planetary alignment or "planet parade" - is set to ...

Tonight, stargazers are in for a spectacular sight as all seven planets of our solar system align in the night sky, creating a stunning "planetary parade." This rare celestial event occurs when ...