Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

A rare nova, V462 Lupi, is making a bright appearance in the night sky in the Lupus constellation. Here's what to know.

Crew members and volunteer “scanners” talk over the six-hour search and rescue mission searching for the Flying Tiger Airline ...

Astronomers have discovered a giant, 500-light-year-wide cavity between two star-forming regions in the constellations Perseus and Taurus. An ancient supernova could be the culprit.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has shared its skywatching highlights - revealing what will light up the sky in July ...

Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look ...

Also, this month, the July full moon, or Buck Moon, will grace the sky and reach peak illumination in the zodiac sign of ...

TWO new stars have suddenly appeared in the night sky, caused by some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Two ...

Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.

This fan-favorite double star at the head of Cygnus the swan shows off stunning contrasting colors through a telescope.

Algol is not a single star but a multiple-star system, primarily consisting of two main components, Algol A and Algol B, which orbit a common center of mass. A third, fainter star, Algol C, also ...

The "new stars" are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, but people have spotted them from the United States by looking ...