Not one, but two exploding stars are currently visible to the naked eye in the southern night sky, a cosmic coincidence that's "exceedingly rare" and may soon vanish from view entirely. On June 12, ...

Sky Shorts author says Orion a favorite constellation, and shares key details to find and appreciate its beauty.

On the other side of the evening sky resides September's gem, Saturn. The ringed world reaches opposition and peak visibility Sept. 21, when it lies opposite the Sun in our sky and remains visible all ...

Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini), a magnitude 1.2 star, is visible in the southern sky after 8:30 PM local daylight time, reaching its highest point around midnight. Located 25 light-years from Earth ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The bright novas V572 Velorum (left) and V462 Lupi (right) are currently visible in the southern ...

It doesn’t happen often that Mercury ranks as the planetary highlight of the evening sky, but July is an exception. The solar system’s smallest major planet reaches greatest elongation July 4, when it ...