Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major, is the brightest star in the sky. It’s twice as massive as the Sun. Canopus, the ...

In the coming days ahead, if any of your friends or relatives remark to you that they saw a "strange UFO" on the way to work ...

The Canis Majoris, pictured here, appears close to Orion's Belt in the night sky ... three stars, and Proxima Centauri is nearest, 4.25 light years away. Venus, pictured here, is the brightest ...

T his time last year, astrophiles were gearing up for a "once-in-a-lifetime" spectacle—only it never happened. The celestial ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

When it explodes, it will be in the top 50 brightest stars in the night sky, astronomers say. "It's going to be one of the ...

You know, after decades of pointing optics toward the sky, I consider myself a knowledgeable observer. But while researching the Pleiades a few months back, I was surprised to learn that it wasn't the ...

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 ...

April skies feature close planet pairings, a bright meteor shower, and stunning views of the ancient star cluster M3.

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out and use just your eyes to make a giant figure ...

It’s stargazing turnover time! Nighttimes are shrinking, and you’re forced to wait longer into the evening to begin your ...