from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special events like meteor showers. Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can ...

with the last week of March ideal for grabbing one last longing look at the bright stars of winter before they sink into the western horizon and disappear from the evening night sky for six months.

A new trail in this southern Arizona city plots the most visitor-friendly astronomy stops—and there are plenty to choose from ...

Always bright and reliable Jupiter remains prominent for the first half of night in the western sky. Meanwhile, Mars continues to cavort with the twin stars of Gemini, Pollux and Castor through ...

University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high-mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light ...

The constellation features Vega, one of the brightest stars in the night sky. “All you have to do is kick back and look up,” said NASA space ambassador Kat Troche. “What's great about this ...