The next full moon will rise next to Romulus star and Beehive cluster. Here's when to watch and what to know about special February snow moon meaning.

Earth's moon is both the brightest and the largest object in the night sky, in terms of apparent size, making it a ...

T Coronae Borealis, a star system 3,000 light-years away, is expected to erupt as a nova in June 2026, briefly becoming ...

V isit the Antarctic and you’ll find penguins. Lots of penguins. Chubby, slow (on land, at least), feathery penguins. And do ...

A NOAA forecast suggest that northern lights may be visible in northern U.S. states on Jan. 27. Here's where aurora displays ...

As winter deepens across the Northern Hemisphere, the constellation Orion takes center stage in the night sky. On the evening ...

Using powerful X-rays, researchers at SLAC are trying to recover erased traces of a 2,000-year-old star catalog that could ...

January is the best time to observe these constellations—some prominent and some not so much.

Unfortunately for planet hunters, Mercury, Venus and Mars are all too close to the sun to observe; they will come out of the ...

This celestial wonder sits unassumingly near the head of the northern constellation Cepheus the King within 20° of the North Celestial Pole. Despite its low overall magnitude, the Bow-tie Nebula (also ...

You’ll find this terrific open cluster midway between 5th-magnitude Sigma Cassiopeiae and 6th-magnitude Rho Cas. This group glows at magnitude 6.7, so even through a 4-inch telescope, you’ll see 50 ...

Regulus is the brightest star in the zodiacal constellation Leo. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The waning gibbous moon shines ...