In advance of a star called T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) or the “Blaze Star” exploding in a very rare event, NASA is advising ...

The Eta Aquarids, shooting stars born from Halley's comet, will peak early Tuesday with up to 15 meteors per hour, though ...

Modest binoculars or a small telescope are all you need to see the Beehive Star Cluster. Appearing as a circular patch of ...

Catch some morning meteors, see the Moon reach First Quarter, and watch Mars visit the Beehive in the sky this week.

June and July are the months when the Northern Hemisphere receives the most sunlight due to the Earth's tilt on its axis.

Spot the Big Dipper this May and use it to find Polaris, Arcturus, Spica, and Leo while stargazing the desert sky.

Tomb art suggests the sky goddess Nut from ancient Egypt might reveal the oldest depiction of our galaxy.

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

The Eta Aquariids major Class I meteor shower can be seen just before dawn on May 4. In the Fluvanna area, the shower will produce about 10-30 meteors an hour. Unfortunately, the moon will be in its ...

As May commences, Jupiter, resembling a luminous golden star within the constellation Taurus, shines high above the western ...

Vesta has a number of characteristics working in its favor when it comes to its visibility in the night sky. For one, it ...

Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...